Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

73rd Tata Steel GMA · 2011 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 73rd Tata Steel GMA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 11
Date 2011.01.28
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

2b3k1/5p1p/4N1p1/5pP1/1p5P/1B2Q3/PP6/1K5q w - - 5 35

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.h3 e6
  7. 7.g4 Be7
  8. 8.Bg2 Nfd7
  9. 9.Be3 Nc6
  10. 10.Qe2 Nxd4
  11. 11.Bxd4 O-O
  12. 12.O-O-O b5
  13. 13.e5 d5
  14. 14.f4 Bb7
  15. 15.Qe3 Rc8
  16. 16.Kb1 Qc7
  17. 17.Rc1 Bc5
  18. 18.Ne2 a5
  19. 19.c3 Ba6
  20. 20.Rc2 Qb6
  21. 21.Rhc1 b4
  22. 22.cxb4 Bxd4
  23. 23.Nxd4 Rxc2
  24. 24.Rxc2 axb4
  25. 25.f5 Rc8
  26. 26.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  27. 27.g5 Nf8
  28. 28.h4 exf5
  29. 29.Bxd5 g6
  30. 30.Bb3 Qb7
  31. 31.e6 Nxe6
  32. 32.Nxe6 Qh1+
  33. 33.Kc2 Qh2+
  34. 34.Kb1 Qh1+

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