Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Queen's Pawn Game · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.3
Date 2018.08.14
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A48)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6R1/8/8/5pp1/8/5K2/6r1/6k1 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.Bg5 Bg7
  4. 4.Nbd2 O-O
  5. 5.e4 d5
  6. 6.Bxf6 exf6
  7. 7.exd5 Qxd5
  8. 8.Be2 c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Qxc5
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.c3 Be6
  12. 12.Re1 Rad8
  13. 13.Qa4 Qb6
  14. 14.Qb5 Qxb5
  15. 15.Bxb5 Ne5
  16. 16.Nd4 Bd5
  17. 17.Nf1 a6
  18. 18.Be2 Bh6
  19. 19.g3 Nc6
  20. 20.Nxc6 Bxc6
  21. 21.Rad1 f5
  22. 22.f4 Rxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 Re8
  24. 24.Kf2 Bf8
  25. 25.Nd2 Bc5+
  26. 26.Kf1 Bg2+
  27. 27.Kxg2 Rxe2+
  28. 28.Kh1 h5
  29. 29.b4 Be7
  30. 30.Nc4 b5
  31. 31.Ne5 Bf6
  32. 32.Rd6 Bxe5
  33. 33.fxe5 Rxa2
  34. 34.e6 fxe6
  35. 35.Rxe6 Kg7
  36. 36.Kg1 h4
  37. 37.gxh4 Kh6
  38. 38.Rc6 Kh5
  39. 39.c4 Ra4
  40. 40.c5 Rxb4
  41. 41.Rxa6 Rc4
  42. 42.c6 Kxh4
  43. 43.Rb6 Kh3
  44. 44.Rxb5 Rc1+
  45. 45.Kf2 Rxc6
  46. 46.Rb8 Rc2+
  47. 47.Kf3 Kxh2
  48. 48.Rh8+ Kg1
  49. 49.Rg8 Rf2+
  50. 50.Ke3 Rg2
  51. 51.Kf3 g5

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