Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

9th London Classic 2017 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th London Classic 2017
Site London ENG
Round 8.3
Date 2017.12.10
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

q3br1k/1p2R1pp/1b3p2/1P1p4/2P5/6NP/3B1PP1/3Q2K1 b - - 8 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d5
  7. 7.exd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.a4 a6
  9. 9.Re1 Bg4
  10. 10.h3 Bh5
  11. 11.Nbd2 f6
  12. 12.Ne4 Ba7
  13. 13.b4 Kh8
  14. 14.Bd2 Nce7
  15. 15.b5 axb5
  16. 16.axb5 c6
  17. 17.Ng3 Be8
  18. 18.Bxd5 cxd5
  19. 19.c4 Bc5
  20. 20.Rxa8 Qxa8
  21. 21.d4 exd4
  22. 22.Nxd4 Bxd4
  23. 23.Rxe7 Bc5
  24. 24.Rc7 Bb6
  25. 25.Re7 Bc5
  26. 26.Rc7 Bb6
  27. 27.Re7

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