Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

World Blitz 2017 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2017
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 21.4
Date 2017.12.30
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6pk/p4n2/P6p/2pB4/3rK2P/5PP1/1R6 w - - 6 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.c3 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 Ne7
  14. 14.Bd2 c6
  15. 15.Ng3 Bf7
  16. 16.d4 exd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Bxd4
  18. 18.cxd4 Qd7
  19. 19.Ne4 Nf5
  20. 20.Nc5 Qc8
  21. 21.Nb3 Re8
  22. 22.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  23. 23.Qg4 Nde7
  24. 24.Bxf7+ Qxf7
  25. 25.Nc5 b6
  26. 26.Nd7 h5
  27. 27.Qf4 Rd8
  28. 28.Nxb6 Rxd4
  29. 29.Qb8+ Kh7
  30. 30.Bc3 Rd3
  31. 31.Be1 Nh4
  32. 32.Qf4 Neg6
  33. 33.Qc4 Qxc4
  34. 34.Nxc4 Nf4
  35. 35.Ne3 Rb3
  36. 36.Kf1 Nhg6
  37. 37.Nc4 Ne5
  38. 38.Nxe5 fxe5
  39. 39.Bd2 Rb2
  40. 40.Bc3 Rc2
  41. 41.Bxe5 Nd3
  42. 42.Bd4 Nxb4
  43. 43.Rb1 Rc4
  44. 44.Bb6 Nd5
  45. 45.a5 c5
  46. 46.Ke2 Rc2+
  47. 47.Kf3 c4
  48. 48.Bd4 Rd2
  49. 49.Ke4 Nf6+
  50. 50.Ke3 Rd3+

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