Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Vladimir Kramnik

GCT Blitz Paris 2021 · English Opening · 1-0 in 98 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Vladimir Kramnik
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2021
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.4
Date 2021.06.21
Opening English Opening (A37)
Moves 98
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4R3/5K1k/5P2/8/8/4p3/8/4r3 b - - 0 98

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.O-O Bf5
  7. 7.b3 Nf6
  8. 8.Bb2 O-O
  9. 9.d4 cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Nxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 Ne4
  12. 12.Qe3 Nxc3
  13. 13.Bxc3 Bxc3
  14. 14.Qxc3 Qc7
  15. 15.a4 a5
  16. 16.Rad1 Rac8
  17. 17.h4 b6
  18. 18.h5 gxh5
  19. 19.Rd5 e6
  20. 20.Rb5 d5
  21. 21.Rc1 dxc4
  22. 22.bxc4 Qd7
  23. 23.Rxb6 Qxa4
  24. 24.c5 h4
  25. 25.c6 hxg3
  26. 26.Qxg3+ Kh8
  27. 27.c7 Qd4
  28. 28.Rd6 Qb2
  29. 29.Qc3+ Qxc3
  30. 30.Rxc3 e5
  31. 31.Bb7 Rce8
  32. 32.f3 Kg7
  33. 33.Ra6 Bc8
  34. 34.Bxc8 Rxc8
  35. 35.Rxa5 f6
  36. 36.Rc6 Rf7
  37. 37.Rac5 Rd7
  38. 38.Kf2 Kf7
  39. 39.Kg3 Kg6
  40. 40.Kg4 h5+
  41. 41.Kh4 Re7
  42. 42.e4 Rd7
  43. 43.Kg3 Rh7
  44. 44.Rxe5 Rcxc7
  45. 45.Ra6 h4+
  46. 46.Kh3 Rcf7
  47. 47.Rf5 Rh5
  48. 48.Rf4 Rf8
  49. 49.Rg4+ Rg5
  50. 50.Kxh4 Rxg4+
  51. 51.Kxg4 Re8
  52. 52.Kf4 Re7
  53. 53.Ke3 Kf7
  54. 54.f4 Rb7
  55. 55.Kf3 Rb4
  56. 56.Ra7+ Kf8
  57. 57.Rc7 Ra4
  58. 58.Ke3 Rb4
  59. 59.Kd3 Ra4
  60. 60.Rc4 Ra1
  61. 61.Kd4 Rf1
  62. 62.f5 Rd1+
  63. 63.Kc5 Ke7
  64. 64.Kc6 Rd6+
  65. 65.Kb7 Rd1
  66. 66.Rc6 Rd7+
  67. 67.Kb6 Rd1
  68. 68.Re6+ Kf7
  69. 69.Kc7 Rd4
  70. 70.Kc6 Ra4
  71. 71.Kc5 Ra5+
  72. 72.Kb4 Ra8
  73. 73.Kb5 Ra1
  74. 74.Rc6 Re1
  75. 75.Rc7+ Kf8
  76. 76.Rc4 Ke7
  77. 77.Kc6 Re2
  78. 78.Kb7 Rb2+
  79. 79.Kc7 Re2
  80. 80.Kc6 Re1
  81. 81.Ra4 Rc1+
  82. 82.Kd5 Rd1+
  83. 83.Kc5 Rc1+
  84. 84.Kd4 Rd1+
  85. 85.Ke3 Re1+
  86. 86.Kf2 Rb1
  87. 87.Ra7+ Ke8
  88. 88.Kf3 Re1
  89. 89.Kg4 Rh1
  90. 90.Rb7 Kf8
  91. 91.e5 fxe5
  92. 92.Kg5 e4
  93. 93.Kg6 Rg1+
  94. 94.Kf6 Kg8
  95. 95.Rb8+ Kh7
  96. 96.Re8 Re1
  97. 97.Kf7 e3
  98. 98.f6

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