Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

10th Norway Chess 2022 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event 10th Norway Chess 2022
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 1.4
Date 2022.05.31
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/2R4p/5pp1/4n3/PN6/1P5P/6PK/r7 b - - 4 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  5. 5.c4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 Nc6
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 g6
  9. 9.f3 Bg7
  10. 10.Be3 O-O
  11. 11.O-O a6
  12. 12.Nb3 e6
  13. 13.Qe2 Qe7
  14. 14.Rfd1 Rfd8
  15. 15.Rac1 Rac8
  16. 16.Nd4 Nd7
  17. 17.b3 b5
  18. 18.cxb5 Nxd4
  19. 19.Bxd4 Bxd4+
  20. 20.Rxd4 axb5
  21. 21.Qd2 Rb8
  22. 22.Rxd6 b4
  23. 23.Ne2 Ne5
  24. 24.Rd1 Nc6
  25. 25.e5 Qa7+
  26. 26.Kh1 Qf2
  27. 27.Rc1 Rxd6
  28. 28.exd6 Ne5
  29. 29.h3 Rb5
  30. 30.f4 Nd7
  31. 31.Qd4 Qxd4
  32. 32.Nxd4 Rd5
  33. 33.Nc6 Rxd6
  34. 34.Nxb4 e5
  35. 35.fxe5 Nxe5
  36. 36.Rc5 Rd1+
  37. 37.Kh2 f6
  38. 38.a4 Rb1
  39. 39.Rc3 Ra1
  40. 40.Rc7

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