Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Croatia GCT 2019 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 5.4
Date 2019.06.30
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/8/p2R2pk/7p/r7/4KPP1/7P/8 b - - 8 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Nxd7
  5. 5.O-O Ngf6
  6. 6.Qe2 Rc8
  7. 7.b3 g6
  8. 8.Bb2 e5
  9. 9.d3 Bg7
  10. 10.Nc3 Nf8
  11. 11.Nd2 Ne6
  12. 12.Nc4 a6
  13. 13.a4 O-O
  14. 14.g3 Nd4
  15. 15.Qd1 Qd7
  16. 16.Ne3 Rce8
  17. 17.Rb1 h5
  18. 18.Ncd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Nc6
  20. 20.Bc1 f5
  21. 21.f3 Ne7
  22. 22.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  23. 23.Bg5 Ref7
  24. 24.Qe2 Kh7
  25. 25.Kg2 Bh6
  26. 26.Bxh6 Kxh6
  27. 27.exf5 Rxf5
  28. 28.b4 cxb4
  29. 29.Rxb4 R8f7
  30. 30.d4 Qc6
  31. 31.dxe5 Rxe5
  32. 32.Qc4 Rc7
  33. 33.Qxc6 Rxc6
  34. 34.Rxb7 Re2+
  35. 35.Rf2 Rxf2+
  36. 36.Kxf2 Rxc2+
  37. 37.Ke3 Rc4
  38. 38.Rb6 Rxa4
  39. 39.Rxd6 Ra3+
  40. 40.Kf4 Ra4+
  41. 41.Ke3 Ra3+
  42. 42.Kf4 Ra4+
  43. 43.Ke3

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