Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

5th Norway Chess 2017 · Caro-Kann, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Norway Chess 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 1.1
Date 2017.06.06
Opening Caro-Kann, Advance (B12)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/1p6/p6k/P4P2/1P1pp2P/8/5K2/8 b - - 8 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.Ne2 Nc6
  5. 5.c3 Bg4
  6. 6.h3 Bxe2
  7. 7.Bxe2 e6
  8. 8.O-O Qb6
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.b4 Be7
  11. 11.Be3 Qc7
  12. 12.f4 Nh6
  13. 13.Na3 a6
  14. 14.Bd3 O-O
  15. 15.Nc2 f6
  16. 16.Nd4 Nxd4
  17. 17.Bxd4 fxe5
  18. 18.Bxe5 Bd6
  19. 19.Bxd6 Qxd6
  20. 20.Qd2 Nf5
  21. 21.Rae1 Rac8
  22. 22.Re5 Rf6
  23. 23.Rfe1 g6
  24. 24.Bxf5 gxf5
  25. 25.Qe3 Rc6
  26. 26.a4 Qc7
  27. 27.c4 Rxc4
  28. 28.Rxe6 Re4
  29. 29.Qg3+ Qg7
  30. 30.Re8+ Rf8
  31. 31.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  32. 32.R1xe4 fxe4
  33. 33.Rxf8 Kxf8
  34. 34.Kf2 d4
  35. 35.g4 Kf7
  36. 36.h4 h5
  37. 37.gxh5 Kf6
  38. 38.h6 Kg6
  39. 39.f5+ Kxh6
  40. 40.a5 Kh5
  41. 41.Ke2 Kh6
  42. 42.Kf2 Kh5
  43. 43.Ke2 Kh6
  44. 44.Kf2

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