Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2017 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 3.3
Date 2017.06.28
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

3q3k/p3r1b1/1p6/8/1P4PQ/4p1P1/B5K1/3n4 b - - 7 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Be7
  8. 8.Nbd2 d6
  9. 9.a4 Nh5
  10. 10.Bg3 Nxg3
  11. 11.hxg3 Nb8
  12. 12.Nf1 c6
  13. 13.Ne3 Na6
  14. 14.g4 Nc7
  15. 15.Nf5 d5
  16. 16.Bb3 Bf6
  17. 17.Qe2 Ne6
  18. 18.g3 Re8
  19. 19.Kf1 b6
  20. 20.Kg2 Bb7
  21. 21.Rh2 c5
  22. 22.Bc2 Rc8
  23. 23.Rah1 c4
  24. 24.dxc4 Rxc4
  25. 25.Rd1 Nc5
  26. 26.Nd2 Rxa4
  27. 27.b4 Ra2
  28. 28.Bb1 Nxe4
  29. 29.Bxa2 Nxc3
  30. 30.Qf3 e4
  31. 31.Nxe4 dxe4
  32. 32.Nxh6+ gxh6
  33. 33.Qf5 e3+
  34. 34.f3 Bxf3+
  35. 35.Qxf3 Nxd1
  36. 36.Qf5 Kg7
  37. 37.Qh5 Bg5
  38. 38.Qxf7+ Kh8
  39. 39.Qg6 Re7
  40. 40.Rxh6+ Bxh6
  41. 41.Qf6+ Bg7
  42. 42.Qh4+ Bh6
  43. 43.Qf6+ Bg7
  44. 44.Qh4+

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