Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

The Game

White	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black	Viswanathan Anand
Result	0-1
Event	GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site	Leuven BEL
Round	1.3
Date	2016.06.17
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves	36

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3q2k1/pp5p/2p3nB/2K2N2/3p2P1/4R2P/P7/8 w - - 0 37

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
4. 4.d3 Bc5
5. 5.c3 O-O
6. 6.O-O d6
7. 7.Nbd2 Ne7
8. 8.d4 exd4
9. 9.cxd4 Bb6
10. 10.Re1 Bg4
11. 11.h3 Bh5
12. 12.Qb3 d5
13. 13.e5 Nd7
14. 14.Qd1 Re8
15. 15.g4 Bg6
16. 16.Nf1 c6
17. 17.Bd3 f6
18. 18.exf6 Nxf6
19. 19.Ng3 Bxd3
20. 20.Qxd3 Ng6
21. 21.Rxe8+ Qxe8
22. 22.Bg5 Qf7
23. 23.Re1 Rf8
24. 24.Nf5 Ne4
25. 25.Bh6 Qc7
26. 26.Nxg7 Nxf2
27. 27.Kxf2 Qh2+
28. 28.Ke3 Qg2
29. 29.Qe2 Rxf3+
30. 30.Qxf3 Bxd4+
31. 31.Kxd4 Qxf3
32. 32.Nf5 Qf2+
33. 33.Re3 Qxb2+
34. 34.Kc5 Qb6+
35. 35.Kd6 Qd8+
36. 36.Kc5 d4

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