Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

7th London Classic 2015 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event 7th London Classic 2015
Site London ENG
Round 7.3
Date 2015.12.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B92)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/6pp/3q4/6N1/2B1p3/6b1/1p3rP1/3R1R1K w - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be2 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Be6
  9. 9.Nd5 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qd3 O-O
  11. 11.c4 b5
  12. 12.Nd2 Nc5
  13. 13.Bxc5 dxc5
  14. 14.b3 Bxd5
  15. 15.cxd5 Ne8
  16. 16.O-O Nd6
  17. 17.a4 Bg5
  18. 18.Nf3 Bf4
  19. 19.axb5 f5
  20. 20.Nd2 Qg5
  21. 21.Rad1 axb5
  22. 22.exf5 Ra3
  23. 23.Ne4 c4
  24. 24.Qc2 Qxf5
  25. 25.Qb2 Rxb3
  26. 26.Qxb3 cxb3
  27. 27.Nxd6 Qg6
  28. 28.Nxb5 e4
  29. 29.d6 b2
  30. 30.Nd4 Qxd6
  31. 31.Bc4+ Kh8
  32. 32.Ne6 Bxh2+
  33. 33.Kh1 Rxf2
  34. 34.Ng5 Bg3

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