Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Corsican Circuit Final · 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 29 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Corsican Circuit Final
Site Bastia FRA
Round 4.2
Date 2016.10.30
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5rk1/5p1p/B2p2p1/N2bp3/P2r4/2Q3P1/1P2RK1P/4B2q w - - 0 30

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.Nb3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 g6
  8. 8.Nd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.exd5 Ne5
  10. 10.Bd4 Bh6
  11. 11.Be2 O-O
  12. 12.O-O b5
  13. 13.a4 b4
  14. 14.c3 Bb7
  15. 15.cxb4 Bxd5
  16. 16.Na5 e6
  17. 17.Ra3 Rb8
  18. 18.Bc3 Qh4
  19. 19.Be1 Bf4
  20. 20.Rh3 Qg5
  21. 21.Rg3 Qf5
  22. 22.Bxa6 Bxg3
  23. 23.fxg3 Qe4
  24. 24.Rf2 Rxb4
  25. 25.Re2 Rd4
  26. 26.Qc1 Nf3+
  27. 27.gxf3 Qxf3
  28. 28.Qc3 Qh1+
  29. 29.Kf2 e5

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