Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Vugar Gashimov Mem 2015
Site Shamkir AZE
Round 2.2
Date 2015.04.18
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin (D38)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

2r5/2P2pk1/N5p1/b6p/7P/1p3PP1/1R4K1/8 b - - 1 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bh4 Bf5
  8. 8.e3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Bd3 Bxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 c6
  11. 11.O-O O-O
  12. 12.a3 Be7
  13. 13.b4 a6
  14. 14.Rfb1 b5
  15. 15.a4 Re8
  16. 16.Bxf6 Bxf6
  17. 17.a5 Be7
  18. 18.Qc2 Bd6
  19. 19.Ne2 Rc8
  20. 20.Nc1 Nf6
  21. 21.Nd3 Ne4
  22. 22.Rb2 Bf8
  23. 23.Nc5 Nxc5
  24. 24.bxc5 Qc7
  25. 25.Ne1 Re6
  26. 26.Nd3 Rce8
  27. 27.Nb4 Qc8
  28. 28.Qd3 g6
  29. 29.Re2 Be7
  30. 30.f3 Bf6
  31. 31.Nc2 Qd8
  32. 32.Nb4 R8e7
  33. 33.g3 Ra7
  34. 34.Kg2 Kg7
  35. 35.Raa2 h5
  36. 36.h4 Ra8
  37. 37.e4 dxe4
  38. 38.Rxe4 Rxe4
  39. 39.Qxe4 Qxd4
  40. 40.Qxd4 Bxd4
  41. 41.Rc2 Bf6
  42. 42.Nxc6 Rc8
  43. 43.Nb4 Bd8
  44. 44.c6 Bxa5
  45. 45.Nxa6 b4
  46. 46.c7 b3
  47. 47.Rb2

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