Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 9.5
Date 2018.06.15
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/4nPp1/4K1P1/p2p4/6R1/P7/8 b - - 1 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.g3 g6
  4. 4.Bg2 Bg7
  5. 5.f4 Nc6
  6. 6.Nf3 e6
  7. 7.O-O Nge7
  8. 8.d3 Rb8
  9. 9.Be3 Nd4
  10. 10.Bf2 Nec6
  11. 11.Nxd4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Qd2 O-O
  13. 13.Nd1 b6
  14. 14.c3 Nc6
  15. 15.d4 cxd4
  16. 16.cxd4 Bb7
  17. 17.Nc3 Rc8
  18. 18.Rac1 Re8
  19. 19.d5 exd5
  20. 20.Nxd5 Ne7
  21. 21.Rxc8 Bxc8
  22. 22.Nc3 Be6
  23. 23.Rd1 Bg4
  24. 24.Rc1 Qd7
  25. 25.Bd4 Bxd4+
  26. 26.Qxd4 Rc8
  27. 27.Rc2 Nc6
  28. 28.Qf6 Be6
  29. 29.Rd2 Qd8
  30. 30.e5 Qxf6
  31. 31.exf6 Na5
  32. 32.Bd5 Bxd5
  33. 33.Nxd5 Kf8
  34. 34.b3 Nb7
  35. 35.Re2 Re8
  36. 36.Rc2 Nc5
  37. 37.b4 Ne6
  38. 38.Rc3 Rd8
  39. 39.Ra3 Rd7
  40. 40.Kf2 Ke8
  41. 41.Ke3 Kd8
  42. 42.Ke4 Kc8
  43. 43.g4 Kb7
  44. 44.Rh3 Nf8
  45. 45.f5 Rd8
  46. 46.Rc3 gxf5+
  47. 47.Kxf5 Ne6
  48. 48.Rh3 Rg8
  49. 49.Rh5 Rg6
  50. 50.g5 Kc6
  51. 51.Ne7+ Kd7
  52. 52.h4 Nf8
  53. 53.Kg4 Ke6
  54. 54.Nxg6 fxg6
  55. 55.Rh6 d5
  56. 56.h5 d4
  57. 57.hxg6 hxg6
  58. 58.Kf3 Kf7
  59. 59.Ke4 a5
  60. 60.bxa5 bxa5
  61. 61.Rh3 Ne6
  62. 62.Rg3 a4
  63. 63.Ke5

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