Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 89 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 12.1
Date 2021.07.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 89
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5k2/8/7K/8/8 b - - 0 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.a4 g6
  7. 7.Be2 Bg7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Nc6
  10. 10.Qd2 Rb8
  11. 11.Rfd1 Bd7
  12. 12.h3 Qc7
  13. 13.Nb3 Ne5
  14. 14.a5 Nc4
  15. 15.Bxc4 Qxc4
  16. 16.f3 Rbc8
  17. 17.Qf2 Qc7
  18. 18.Bd4 Bc6
  19. 19.Nd2 Rfe8
  20. 20.Nf1 e6
  21. 21.Ne3 Bb5
  22. 22.Qh4 Nd7
  23. 23.Bxg7 Kxg7
  24. 24.Qf2 Red8
  25. 25.Nxb5 axb5
  26. 26.c3 Ne5
  27. 27.Nc2 Qc5
  28. 28.Qxc5 dxc5
  29. 29.Ne3 Nd3
  30. 30.Rd2 c4
  31. 31.Rad1 Ra8
  32. 32.b4 b6
  33. 33.axb6 Rdb8
  34. 34.Nc2 Rxb6
  35. 35.Ne1 Nxe1
  36. 36.Rxe1 Ra3
  37. 37.Rc1 Rba6
  38. 38.Rd7 Ra2
  39. 39.Rb7 Rd2
  40. 40.Kh2 Raa2
  41. 41.Rg1 Rd3
  42. 42.Rxb5 Rxf3
  43. 43.Rb7 h5
  44. 44.Rc7 Rxc3
  45. 45.Rf1 Rcc2
  46. 46.Rcxf7+ Kh6
  47. 47.Rg1 Re2
  48. 48.Rc7 Rxe4
  49. 49.b5 Rb2
  50. 50.Rc5 h4
  51. 51.Rc1 Ree2
  52. 52.Rg1 c3
  53. 53.Rxc3 Rxb5
  54. 54.Rc4 g5
  55. 55.Rg4 Rf5
  56. 56.Rc4 Rff2
  57. 57.Rc6 Kg6
  58. 58.Rb6 Kf5
  59. 59.Rb8 Kf6
  60. 60.Rf8+ Kg7
  61. 61.Rb8 Rb2
  62. 62.Re8 Kf7
  63. 63.Rh8 e5
  64. 64.Ra8 e4
  65. 65.Ra4 Rbe2
  66. 66.Kh1 Kg6
  67. 67.Ra6+ Kf5
  68. 68.Ra8 Kf4
  69. 69.Rf8+ Kg3
  70. 70.Rg8 Rf5
  71. 71.Re8 g4
  72. 72.hxg4 Rf4
  73. 73.g5 Rg4
  74. 74.Re5 Kf4
  75. 75.Ra5 Rxg5
  76. 76.Rf1+ Kg4
  77. 77.Ra3 Kh5
  78. 78.Rf4 Rexg2
  79. 79.Rxe4 Rg1+
  80. 80.Kh2 R1g2+
  81. 81.Kh1 Rg1+
  82. 82.Kh2 R1g2+
  83. 83.Kh3 R2g3+
  84. 84.Rxg3 Rxg3+
  85. 85.Kh2 Rg4
  86. 86.Rxg4 Kxg4
  87. 87.Kg2 h3+
  88. 88.Kh2 Kf5
  89. 89.Kxh3

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