Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 6.5
Date 2016.06.19
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

R7/1P3pk1/1rB2b2/5b2/5p2/5N2/5PK1/8 b - - 2 48

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 h6
  12. 12.h3 Bh5
  13. 13.Bf1 Nc6
  14. 14.d5 Ne7
  15. 15.Nc4 Bc5
  16. 16.Bf4 Re8
  17. 17.Bg3 c6
  18. 18.dxc6 Nxc6
  19. 19.e5 dxe5
  20. 20.Ncxe5 Qb6
  21. 21.Qxb6 axb6
  22. 22.Bb5 Nxe5
  23. 23.Bxe5 Red8
  24. 24.g4 Bg6
  25. 25.Bxf6 gxf6
  26. 26.a3 h5
  27. 27.Kg2 hxg4
  28. 28.hxg4 Kg7
  29. 29.Rad1 f5
  30. 30.g5 f4
  31. 31.Rxd8 Rxd8
  32. 32.b4 Bd6
  33. 33.Nh4 Bh7
  34. 34.Bc4 Rc8
  35. 35.Bd5 Rc3
  36. 36.Re8 Rxa3
  37. 37.Rd8 Be7
  38. 38.Rd7 Kf8
  39. 39.Rxb7 Rd3
  40. 40.Bc6 Rd6
  41. 41.b5 Bxg5
  42. 42.Nf3 Bf6
  43. 43.Rxb6 Kg7
  44. 44.Rb7 Rd1
  45. 45.b6 Rb1
  46. 46.Rb8 Bf5
  47. 47.b7 Rb6
  48. 48.Ra8

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