Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 80 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 7.3
Date 2017.06.30
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 80
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/3q4/p7/P4k2/KP2p3/4Q3 w - - 10 81

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.Bg5 Be6
  9. 9.Bxf6 Qxf6
  10. 10.Nd5 Qd8
  11. 11.Qd3 Nd7
  12. 12.O-O-O g6
  13. 13.Kb1 Rc8
  14. 14.Nec3 Bh6
  15. 15.h4 Nc5
  16. 16.Qe2 Bd7
  17. 17.f3 Ne6
  18. 18.Qf2 Rc5
  19. 19.g4 hxg4
  20. 20.fxg4 Bg5
  21. 21.Bb5 Bf4
  22. 22.Bxd7+ Kxd7
  23. 23.Na4 Rc6
  24. 24.Qa7 Ke8
  25. 25.Qxb7 Rc4
  26. 26.Nab6 Rd4
  27. 27.h5 gxh5
  28. 28.gxh5 Rxh5
  29. 29.c3 Rxd1+
  30. 30.Rxd1 Kf8
  31. 31.Rg1 Nc5
  32. 32.Qc6 Rg5
  33. 33.Rh1 Kg7
  34. 34.Nc4 Nxe4
  35. 35.Nxf4 Ng3
  36. 36.Ne6+ fxe6
  37. 37.Qb7+ Kf6
  38. 38.Rh7 Qf8
  39. 39.Nxd6 Kg6
  40. 40.a3 Nf5
  41. 41.Nc4 Ng3
  42. 42.Ka2 e4
  43. 43.Rh3 Kf5
  44. 44.Qh7+ Kf4
  45. 45.Qc7+ e5
  46. 46.Rh7 Rf5
  47. 47.Qb6 Qg8
  48. 48.Qf2+ Kg4
  49. 49.Rg7+ Qxg7
  50. 50.Ne3+ Kh5
  51. 51.Qh2+ Kg6
  52. 52.Qxg3+ Rg5
  53. 53.Qh4 Qf7+
  54. 54.c4 Qf4
  55. 55.Qh3 Qf3
  56. 56.Qe6+ Kh5
  57. 57.Qe8+ Kh4
  58. 58.Qh8+ Kg3
  59. 59.Nd5 Qd3
  60. 60.Qf6 Qxc4+
  61. 61.Ka1 Qc1+
  62. 62.Ka2 Qc4+
  63. 63.Ka1 Qxd5
  64. 64.Qxg5+ Kf3
  65. 65.Qh5+ Ke3
  66. 66.Qh3+ Kd2
  67. 67.Qg2+ Kd3
  68. 68.Qf1+ Kc2
  69. 69.Qf2+ Qd2
  70. 70.Qc5+ Kd1
  71. 71.Qxe5 e3
  72. 72.Qh5+ e2
  73. 73.Ka2 Qd4
  74. 74.Qf3 a5
  75. 75.Kb1 a4
  76. 76.Ka1 Kd2
  77. 77.Qg2 Qe5
  78. 78.Ka2 Ke3
  79. 79.Qg1+ Kf3
  80. 80.Qe1 Qd5+

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