Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

3rd Norway Chess 2015 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event 3rd Norway Chess 2015
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 6.2
Date 2015.06.22
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r2k1/1b6/p3pnPQ/1pb5/8/4p1RP/PPP1B3/5K2 b - - 3 29

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.h3 e6
  7. 7.g4 h6
  8. 8.Bg2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 Be7
  10. 10.f4 Nd7
  11. 11.O-O Nxd4
  12. 12.Qxd4 O-O
  13. 13.Qd2 Rb8
  14. 14.Ne2 b5
  15. 15.Rad1 Qc7
  16. 16.f5 Nf6
  17. 17.Ng3 Bb7
  18. 18.Kh1 Rbd8
  19. 19.Bxh6 gxh6
  20. 20.Qxh6 d5
  21. 21.g5 Qxg3
  22. 22.Rd3 Nh5
  23. 23.g6 fxg6
  24. 24.fxg6 Rxf1+
  25. 25.Bxf1 Nf6
  26. 26.Rxg3 dxe4
  27. 27.Be2 e3+
  28. 28.Kg1 Bc5
  29. 29.Kf1

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