Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

8th London Classic 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event 8th London Classic 2016
Site London ENG
Round 2.2
Date 2016.12.10
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/1B3ppp/8/P1n2P2/6P1/2B4P/KPr5/8 b - - 0 33

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.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.f4 Nbd7
  9. 9.g4 Rc8
  10. 10.f5 Bxb3
  11. 11.axb3 d5
  12. 12.exd5 Bb4
  13. 13.Bg2 Qb6
  14. 14.Bd2 e4
  15. 15.Qe2 O-O
  16. 16.O-O-O Nc5
  17. 17.Kb1 Rfd8
  18. 18.Rhe1 a5
  19. 19.Qf2 Qc7
  20. 20.Bf4 Qb6
  21. 21.Be5 a4
  22. 22.bxa4 Bxc3
  23. 23.Bxc3 Nxd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 Rxd5
  25. 25.Bxe4 Rd6
  26. 26.a5 Qb5
  27. 27.Qe2 Qxe2
  28. 28.Rxe2 Rd1+
  29. 29.Ka2 Re8
  30. 30.Bf3 Rxe2
  31. 31.Bxe2 Rc1
  32. 32.Bf3 Rxc2
  33. 33.Bxb7

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