Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 4.5
Date 2016.06.17
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r4k1/2RR1ppp/8/p2br3/5PP1/7P/1P6/5BK1 b - f3 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Ne7
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 Bb6
  10. 10.Re1 Bg4
  11. 11.Qb3 Bh5
  12. 12.a4 Ba5
  13. 13.Bf1 Rb8
  14. 14.e5 Nfd5
  15. 15.Rd1 dxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 c6
  17. 17.Nc4 Bc7
  18. 18.h3 b5
  19. 19.axb5 Rxb5
  20. 20.Qa3 a5
  21. 21.g4 Bg6
  22. 22.Nd4 Rb8
  23. 23.Bg5 Qd7
  24. 24.Bxe7 Nxe7
  25. 25.Nxc6 Qxc6
  26. 26.Qxe7 Rfe8
  27. 27.Qd7 Be4
  28. 28.Rac1 Qxd7
  29. 29.Rxd7 Bxe5
  30. 30.Nxe5 Rxe5
  31. 31.Rcc7 Bd5
  32. 32.f4

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