Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

Corsican Circuit Final · 2016 · King's Indian Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Corsican Circuit Final
Site Bastia FRA
Round 4.1
Date 2016.10.30
Opening King's Indian Attack (A08)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p2/6p1/5r2/7P/4Q1K1/8/8 b - - 8 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 c5
  3. 3.Bg2 Nc6
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 e5
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.c4 Be6
  9. 9.Qa4 Qd7
  10. 10.Rd1 Rc8
  11. 11.Nc3 d4
  12. 12.e3 Be7
  13. 13.exd4 exd4
  14. 14.c5 Bxc5
  15. 15.Be3 dxe3
  16. 16.Rxd7 exf2+
  17. 17.Kh1 Kxd7
  18. 18.Rd1+ Ke7
  19. 19.Qa5 Bb6
  20. 20.Qa3+ c5
  21. 21.Rf1 Rhd8
  22. 22.Rxf2 Kf8
  23. 23.Na4 Kg8
  24. 24.Nxb6 axb6
  25. 25.h3 h6
  26. 26.Qa6 Rd6
  27. 27.a3 Rcd8
  28. 28.Qe2 c4
  29. 29.Kh2 Rd3
  30. 30.Qe1 b5
  31. 31.Qe5 Bd5
  32. 32.Bxd5 R8xd5
  33. 33.Qf4 c3
  34. 34.bxc3 Rxc3
  35. 35.a4 bxa4
  36. 36.Qxa4 Rdd3
  37. 37.Rg2 g6
  38. 38.Qf4 Rf3
  39. 39.Qxh6 Nh5
  40. 40.Rd2 Rc8
  41. 41.Rg2 Rxg3
  42. 42.Rxg3 Nxg3
  43. 43.Kxg3 Rc5
  44. 44.Qe3 Rf5
  45. 45.h4 Rh5
  46. 46.Qf4 Rf5
  47. 47.Qe3 Rh5
  48. 48.Qf4 Rf5
  49. 49.Qe3

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