Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 33 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 3.5
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r4k1/4rpp1/3R1b1p/3B1P2/2P2qP1/4p2P/1p2Q3/1R3K2 w - - 0 34

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.Nf3 h6
  8. 8.Bc4 Qc7
  9. 9.Bb3 Be6
  10. 10.O-O Nbd7
  11. 11.Be3 Be7
  12. 12.Nh4 O-O
  13. 13.Nf5 Bxf5
  14. 14.exf5 b5
  15. 15.Qe2 Nb6
  16. 16.Bxb6 Qxb6
  17. 17.a4 Rab8
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.Nd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Bxd5 Bf6
  21. 21.Rfd1 Rfc8
  22. 22.c3 Rc7
  23. 23.Be4 b4
  24. 24.c4 b3
  25. 25.Ra3 Qc5
  26. 26.Bd5 e4
  27. 27.Ra4 Re7
  28. 28.Kf1 e3
  29. 29.f4 Bxb2
  30. 30.Ra6 Bf6
  31. 31.g4 b2
  32. 32.Rb1 Qd4
  33. 33.Rxd6 Qxf4+

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