Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

6th Norway Blitz 2018 · King's Indian Attack · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event 6th Norway Blitz 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 3.2
Date 2018.05.27
Opening King's Indian Attack (A07)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rR2k/5P2/1pn5/p1p3p1/8/PP1r4/7P/5R1K b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.c4 dxc4
  5. 5.Na3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nxc4 e5
  7. 7.O-O Nge7
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.Bd2 Be6
  10. 10.Rc1 a5
  11. 11.Bc3 f6
  12. 12.b3 Qd7
  13. 13.Nfd2 Rfd8
  14. 14.Ne4 b6
  15. 15.Bb2 Nd5
  16. 16.Nc3 Nce7
  17. 17.Nxd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Bxd5+ Nxd5
  19. 19.Qc2 Bh6
  20. 20.Rcd1 Qe6
  21. 21.a3 c5
  22. 22.e4 Ne7
  23. 23.f4 exf4
  24. 24.gxf4 Bg7
  25. 25.Kh1 f5
  26. 26.Bxg7 Kxg7
  27. 27.Qc3+ Rd4
  28. 28.Rde1 Rd8
  29. 29.Ne5 Kg8
  30. 30.Qc2 fxe4
  31. 31.dxe4 Nc6
  32. 32.Nf3 Rd3
  33. 33.f5 gxf5
  34. 34.exf5 Qd5
  35. 35.Qg2+ Kh8
  36. 36.f6 Qg8
  37. 37.Ng5 h6
  38. 38.f7 Qxg5
  39. 39.Qxg5 hxg5
  40. 40.Re8+

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