Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 7.3
Date 2019.07.31
Opening Sicilian Defense (B53)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3Q4/6kp/1p2p1p1/p4r2/2P5/1P2q3/P5RK/8 w - - 5 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Be2 Nc6
  6. 6.Qe3 g6
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.h3 O-O
  9. 9.c4 b6
  10. 10.Rd1 Nd7
  11. 11.Nc3 Bb7
  12. 12.b3 Nb4
  13. 13.Qd2 Nc5
  14. 14.Ba3 a5
  15. 15.Nd4 Bxd4
  16. 16.Qxd4 Nc2
  17. 17.Qd2 Nxa3
  18. 18.f3 e6
  19. 19.Qb2 Qf6
  20. 20.Rac1 Qf4
  21. 21.Qxa3 f5
  22. 22.exf5 Rxf5
  23. 23.Qb2 Rg5
  24. 24.Kh1 Qg3
  25. 25.Rg1 Rf8
  26. 26.Rcf1 Rh5
  27. 27.Bd1 Nd3
  28. 28.Qd2 Nf4
  29. 29.Rf2 Nxh3
  30. 30.gxh3 Rxh3+
  31. 31.Rh2 Rxh2+
  32. 32.Qxh2 Bxf3+
  33. 33.Bxf3 Qxf3+
  34. 34.Rg2 Qxc3
  35. 35.Qxd6 Qe3
  36. 36.Kh2 Rf5
  37. 37.Qd8+ Kg7

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