Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 9.3
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/3q1p2/6pp/4Q3/2R5/4BN2/5PK1/8 w - - 14 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 a6
  6. 6.a4 d6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 h6
  9. 9.h3 Re8
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.b4 Bxc4
  12. 12.Nxc4 Ba7
  13. 13.Qc2 d5
  14. 14.Ne3 Bxe3
  15. 15.Bxe3 Qd7
  16. 16.b5 axb5
  17. 17.axb5 Rxa1
  18. 18.Rxa1 Ne7
  19. 19.Nxe5 Qxb5
  20. 20.c4 dxc4
  21. 21.Nxc4 Ng6
  22. 22.Rb1 Qa6
  23. 23.Bd4 Nh5
  24. 24.Be3 Ngf4
  25. 25.Kh2 Qc6
  26. 26.g4 b5
  27. 27.Na3 Qd6
  28. 28.Nxb5 Qe5
  29. 29.gxh5 Nxd3+
  30. 30.Kg1 Qxe4
  31. 31.Rb3 Rd8
  32. 32.Nd4 c5
  33. 33.Qxd3 Qd5
  34. 34.Rb5 Qxh5
  35. 35.Qc2 Qxh3
  36. 36.Qf5 Qh4
  37. 37.Rxc5 g6
  38. 38.Qf3 Rb8
  39. 39.Kg2 Qe7
  40. 40.Qd5 Re8
  41. 41.Rc6 Kh7
  42. 42.Nf3 Rd8
  43. 43.Qe5 Qd7
  44. 44.Rc4 Kg8

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