Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vladimir Kramnik

VI World Blitz · 2010 · Irregular Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event VI World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 23.10
Date 2010.11.17
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/2p2k2/7p/p1Pp1K1P/P2PrP2/8/3R4 b - - 5 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.g3 e5
  2. 2.Bg2 d5
  3. 3.d3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.O-O Bg4
  6. 6.Nbd2 Bc5
  7. 7.c4 d4
  8. 8.b4 Bxb4
  9. 9.Nxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Qa4+ Nc6
  11. 11.Bxc6+ bxc6
  12. 12.Qxb4 Nd7
  13. 13.Ne4 c5
  14. 14.Nxc5 a5
  15. 15.Qb5 O-O
  16. 16.Nxd7 Bxd7
  17. 17.Qd5 Re8
  18. 18.Re1 Bg4
  19. 19.Qxd8 Raxd8
  20. 20.f3 Bxf3
  21. 21.Bg5 f6
  22. 22.Bxf6 gxf6
  23. 23.exf3 Re3
  24. 24.Rad1 Rde8
  25. 25.Kf2 Kf7
  26. 26.g4 R8e7
  27. 27.h4 f5
  28. 28.Rxe3 Rxe3
  29. 29.Kg3 fxg4
  30. 30.Kxg4 Kf6
  31. 31.Kf4 a4
  32. 32.a3 h5
  33. 33.Rd2 c6
  34. 34.Rd1 Kg6
  35. 35.Rg1+ Kf6
  36. 36.Rd1

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