Vladimir Kramnik vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Vladimir Kramnik
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 18.3
Date 2018.06.24
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r3r1k1/1R3ppp/P7/2N1p3/8/4P2P/5KP1/4B3 w - - 3 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bd2 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Re8
  7. 7.Be2 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.O-O Nb6
  10. 10.a3 Bf8
  11. 11.b4 Bf5
  12. 12.Qc2 Qd7
  13. 13.Rfd1 Rad8
  14. 14.Ne4 Nd5
  15. 15.b5 Nb8
  16. 16.a4 c6
  17. 17.Qb2 Qc7
  18. 18.Rac1 a5
  19. 19.Ng3 Bg4
  20. 20.b6 Qe7
  21. 21.Bxa5 Nd7
  22. 22.h3 Bxf3
  23. 23.Bxf3 Ra8
  24. 24.Be1 Qa3
  25. 25.Qxa3 Bxa3
  26. 26.Bxd5 Bxc1
  27. 27.Bc4 Bxe3
  28. 28.fxe3 Nxb6
  29. 29.a5 Nxc4
  30. 30.dxc4 Red8
  31. 31.Rb1 Rd3
  32. 32.Kf2 Rd7
  33. 33.Ne4 Ra7
  34. 34.Nc5 Re7
  35. 35.a6 b5
  36. 36.cxb5 cxb5
  37. 37.Rxb5 Ra8
  38. 38.Rb7 Ree8

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