Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 14.1
Date 2016.06.20
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2B5/1Pk4P/8/1K6/1P6/2b5 b - - 2 51

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 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 h5
  8. 8.Nd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Qxd5 Nd7
  10. 10.Nc3 Nf6
  11. 11.Qd3 Be7
  12. 12.Bg5 Be6
  13. 13.O-O-O Qa5
  14. 14.a3 Rc8
  15. 15.Bxf6 Bxf6
  16. 16.Nd5 Qc5
  17. 17.Qe2 h4
  18. 18.Kb1 Bg5
  19. 19.g3 hxg3
  20. 20.fxg3 Bxd5
  21. 21.Rxd5 Qe3
  22. 22.Qxe3 Bxe3
  23. 23.Rxd6 Rd8
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  25. 25.Bc4 Ke7
  26. 26.h4 Rh6
  27. 27.g4 Rf6
  28. 28.g5 Rf2
  29. 29.Rh3 Bd2
  30. 30.a4 Rf4
  31. 31.Bd5 b5
  32. 32.axb5 axb5
  33. 33.Ka2 f6
  34. 34.gxf6+ Kxf6
  35. 35.h5 Rf2
  36. 36.Rg3 Bg5
  37. 37.Rc3 Bf4
  38. 38.Kb3 Kg5
  39. 39.Rc7 Kh6
  40. 40.Bf7 Bc1
  41. 41.Rc6+ Rf6
  42. 42.Rxf6+ gxf6
  43. 43.c3 Kg5
  44. 44.Bg6 f5
  45. 45.exf5 e4
  46. 46.f6 Kxf6
  47. 47.Bxe4 b4
  48. 48.cxb4 Ke5
  49. 49.Bf3 Kd4
  50. 50.b5 Kc5
  51. 51.Bc6

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