Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

TechM GCL 2024 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event TechM GCL 2024
Site London ENG
Round 2.1
Date 2024.10.04
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1b6/3b2k1/1R4p1/1r2p2p/4N3/7P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 a6
  5. 5.c3 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 e6
  7. 7.O-O Bb7
  8. 8.Re1 Be7
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nbd7
  10. 10.d4 O-O
  11. 11.Bc2 Qc7
  12. 12.Nf1 Rfc8
  13. 13.Bd3 e5
  14. 14.d5 c4
  15. 15.Bc2 Nc5
  16. 16.Ng3 Rcb8
  17. 17.b4 cxb3
  18. 18.axb3 Bc8
  19. 19.h3 a5
  20. 20.Bd2 Bd7
  21. 21.Qe2 g6
  22. 22.Ra3 Bd8
  23. 23.Rea1 Qc8
  24. 24.b4 Na4
  25. 25.Bd3 Nb2
  26. 26.bxa5 Nxd3
  27. 27.Qxd3 Ra6
  28. 28.Bg5 Rba8
  29. 29.Nd2 Nxd5
  30. 30.exd5 Bxg5
  31. 31.Nge4 Bd8
  32. 32.Nb3 Qc4
  33. 33.Qf3 Kg7
  34. 34.Ned2 Qh4
  35. 35.Qe2 Rc8
  36. 36.Nc1 Rca8
  37. 37.Ncb3 h5
  38. 38.c4 bxc4
  39. 39.Qxc4 Qxc4
  40. 40.Nxc4 Rb8
  41. 41.Nbd2 Rb5
  42. 42.Rb3 Rxd5
  43. 43.Rb8 Bxa5
  44. 44.Ne4 Bc7
  45. 45.Rxa6 Bxb8
  46. 46.Ncxd6 f5
  47. 47.Rb6 fxe4
  48. 48.Nxe4 Rb5

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