Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vladimir Kramnik

44th GM 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 44th GM 2016
Site Dortmund GER
Round 2.4
Date 2016.07.10
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/2p3K1/1p6/3N4/2p2k1r/1PP1R2P/3n4/8 b - - 7 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h5
  11. 11.Ne2 b6
  12. 12.Bg5 c5
  13. 13.Rad1 Bb7
  14. 14.Nc3 Be7
  15. 15.Nd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Rxd5 Rd8
  17. 17.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  18. 18.Rd1 Bxg5
  19. 19.Nxg5 Ke7
  20. 20.c3 Nh4
  21. 21.g3 Ng6
  22. 22.f4 h4
  23. 23.Kf2 hxg3+
  24. 24.Kxg3 Nh4
  25. 25.Kg4 Ng2
  26. 26.Kf3 Nh4+
  27. 27.Kg4 Ng2
  28. 28.Rg1 Ne3+
  29. 29.Kf3 Nf5
  30. 30.Ke4 Nh4
  31. 31.f5 f6
  32. 32.exf6+ Kxf6
  33. 33.Kf4 g6
  34. 34.Ne4+ Kf7
  35. 35.fxg6+ Nxg6+
  36. 36.Kf5 Nh4+
  37. 37.Kf4 a5
  38. 38.Rg3 a4
  39. 39.Kg5 Ke6
  40. 40.Nf6 Nf5
  41. 41.Rf3 Nd6
  42. 42.Kg6 Nc4
  43. 43.Kg7 Rh4
  44. 44.b3 axb3
  45. 45.axb3 Nd2
  46. 46.Re3+ Kf5
  47. 47.Nd5 c4
  48. 48.Ne7+ Kf4
  49. 49.Nd5+ Kf5
  50. 50.Ne7+ Kf4
  51. 51.Nd5+

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