Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Global Chess League 2023 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Global Chess League 2023
Site Dubai UAE
Round 4.1
Date 2023.06.24
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6b1/1R4k1/p4r2/4Q3/6P1/P4r1p/7K b - - 8 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Bd3 d5
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Bxe4 dxe4
  9. 9.Rxe4 c5
  10. 10.Nc3 Nc6
  11. 11.d3 b6
  12. 12.Bf4 Bb7
  13. 13.Re1 Nd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 cxd4
  15. 15.Ne4 Rc8
  16. 16.f3 Qd7
  17. 17.Qd2 Rc6
  18. 18.Qf2 f5
  19. 19.Ng3 Bh4
  20. 20.Qd2 h6
  21. 21.Qb4 Rc5
  22. 22.Re2 g5
  23. 23.Be5 f4
  24. 24.Bxd4 a5
  25. 25.Qb3+ Bd5
  26. 26.c4 Bxc4
  27. 27.Qc3 Rd5
  28. 28.Bf6 fxg3
  29. 29.Re7 Qd6
  30. 30.Rg7+ Kh8
  31. 31.Rf7+ Kg8
  32. 32.Rg7+ Kh8
  33. 33.Rf7+ Kg8
  34. 34.Be7 gxh2+
  35. 35.Kh1 Rxf7
  36. 36.Bxd6 Rxd6
  37. 37.Qxc4 Bg3
  38. 38.Qg4 Bf4
  39. 39.g3 Be5
  40. 40.Re1 Bxb2
  41. 41.Re6 Rxd3
  42. 42.Rxh6 Rdxf3
  43. 43.Qxg5+ Bg7
  44. 44.Rxb6 Rf2
  45. 45.Rb8+ Kh7
  46. 46.Qh4+ Kg6
  47. 47.Qe4+ R7f5
  48. 48.Rb6+

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