Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Online Nations Cup Prelim · 2020 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Online Nations Cup Prelim
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.2
Date 2020.05.06
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/6pk/4R1p1/8/5KP1/5P1r/1r6/4R3 w - - 2 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.Nh4 Be4
  7. 7.f3 Bg6
  8. 8.Qb3 Qc7
  9. 9.Bd2 Be7
  10. 10.Rc1 Nbd7
  11. 11.g3 dxc4
  12. 12.Bxc4 a6
  13. 13.e4 b5
  14. 14.Be2 Qb6
  15. 15.e5 Ng8
  16. 16.Nxg6 hxg6
  17. 17.Be3 Nh6
  18. 18.g4 c5
  19. 19.d5 Nxe5
  20. 20.dxe6 Qxe6
  21. 21.Qxe6 fxe6
  22. 22.a4 O-O
  23. 23.O-O c4
  24. 24.axb5 axb5
  25. 25.Nxb5 Rab8
  26. 26.Nd4 Bc5
  27. 27.Rc2 Rbd8
  28. 28.Nf5 Nxf5
  29. 29.Bxc5 Nd4
  30. 30.Bxd4 Rxd4
  31. 31.Kg2 Rb8
  32. 32.Ra1 Nd3
  33. 33.Kg3 Kh7
  34. 34.Bxd3 Rxd3
  35. 35.Rxc4 Rbb3
  36. 36.Rf1 Rxb2
  37. 37.Re4 Rdd2
  38. 38.h4 Rg2+
  39. 39.Kf4 Rh2
  40. 40.Rxe6 Rxh4
  41. 41.Rfe1 Rh3

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