Viswanathan Anand vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

TechM GCL 2025 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Viswanathan Anand
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 1.2
Date 2025.12.14
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C92)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2q1rb2/5k2/p5pp/1p6/1P2p3/2P2bNP/P1Q5/5RK1 w - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.c3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Bb7
  10. 10.d4 Re8
  11. 11.Nbd2 Bf8
  12. 12.d5 Nb8
  13. 13.Nf1 Nbd7
  14. 14.Ng3 Nc5
  15. 15.Bc2 c6
  16. 16.b4 Ncd7
  17. 17.dxc6 Bxc6
  18. 18.Bg5 h6
  19. 19.Bxf6 Nxf6
  20. 20.Bb3 Qc7
  21. 21.Nh2 d5
  22. 22.exd5 Rad8
  23. 23.Ng4 Nxd5
  24. 24.Qc2 Nf4
  25. 25.Qf5 g6
  26. 26.Nf6+ Kg7
  27. 27.Nxe8+ Rxe8
  28. 28.Qc2 Nxg2
  29. 29.Re2 Qc8
  30. 30.f3 Nh4
  31. 31.Re3 Nxf3+
  32. 32.Rxf3 Bxf3
  33. 33.Bxf7 Kxf7
  34. 34.Rf1 e4

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