Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Rapid Paris 2018 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 6.3
Date 2018.06.21
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/8/7K/1k6/8/8/8 w - - 0 59

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 Nbd7
  8. 8.a4 Be7
  9. 9.Bc4 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Qc7
  11. 11.Nd2 Nc5
  12. 12.Nd5 Nxd5
  13. 13.Bxd5 Be6
  14. 14.Bxe6 Nxe6
  15. 15.O-O Qc6
  16. 16.a5 d5
  17. 17.exd5 Qxd5
  18. 18.b3 Rad8
  19. 19.Nc4 Qe4
  20. 20.Qc1 Bf6
  21. 21.Re1 Qc6
  22. 22.Ra4 Rfe8
  23. 23.Rb4 Rd5
  24. 24.Rd1 Red8
  25. 25.Rxd5 Qxd5
  26. 26.Rb6 Be7
  27. 27.Qd2 Qe4
  28. 28.Qe2 Rd7
  29. 29.Qf3 Qxf3
  30. 30.gxf3 Bd8
  31. 31.Rd6 Rxd6
  32. 32.Nxd6 Bxa5
  33. 33.Nxb7 Bb4
  34. 34.Bb6 Kf8
  35. 35.Nd8 Nf4
  36. 36.Nc6 Bc3
  37. 37.Kh2 Ke8
  38. 38.Bc5 Ne6
  39. 39.Be3 f5
  40. 40.Kg2 g5
  41. 41.Kf1 h5
  42. 42.Ke2 h4
  43. 43.Kd3 g4
  44. 44.fxg4 fxg4
  45. 45.Ke2 gxh3
  46. 46.Kf1 a5
  47. 47.Bb6 Kd7
  48. 48.Nxa5 Bxa5
  49. 49.Bxa5 Nd4
  50. 50.Kg1 Nxc2
  51. 51.Kh2 e4
  52. 52.Kxh3 e3
  53. 53.fxe3 Nxe3
  54. 54.Be1 Nf5
  55. 55.Bxh4 Nxh4
  56. 56.Kxh4 Kc6
  57. 57.b4 Kb5
  58. 58.Kh5 Kxb4

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