Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

Alekhine Mem · 2013 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Alekhine Mem
Site Paris/St Petersburg FRA/RUS
Round 4
Date 2013.04.24
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/8/5pk1/R6p/7P/6P1/1r3PK1/8 w - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O e5
  9. 9.cxd5 cxd5
  10. 10.e4 exd4
  11. 11.Nxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.exd5 h6
  13. 13.Nxd4 Qh4
  14. 14.Nf3 Qh5
  15. 15.Bh7+ Kh8
  16. 16.Qf5 Qxf5
  17. 17.Bxf5 Nf6
  18. 18.Bxc8 Rfxc8
  19. 19.Be3 Rd8
  20. 20.Rfd1 Be7
  21. 21.d6 Rxd6
  22. 22.Re1 Bf8
  23. 23.Rac1 Nd5
  24. 24.Bc5 Ra6
  25. 25.Bxf8 Rxf8
  26. 26.Red1 Nf4
  27. 27.Rc7 Rxa2
  28. 28.g3 Ne6
  29. 29.Rxb7 Kg8
  30. 30.Ne5 Re8
  31. 31.Rd5 f6
  32. 32.Nc6 Kh7
  33. 33.Kg2 Rc8
  34. 34.Nd4 Nxd4
  35. 35.Rxd4 a5
  36. 36.Rdd7 Rg8
  37. 37.Rd6 Kg6
  38. 38.Ra6 h5
  39. 39.h4 Rc8
  40. 40.Raa7 Rc2
  41. 41.Rxg7+ Kf5
  42. 42.Rgb7 Rcxb2
  43. 43.Rxb2 Rxb2
  44. 44.Rxa5+ Kg6

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