Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Scotch Game · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 12.5
Date 2018.06.24
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/8/pB3p2/P3rk2/7p/7p/5PbK/4R3 w - - 6 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxc6 bxc6
  6. 6.Bd3 d5
  7. 7.e5 Ng4
  8. 8.O-O Bc5
  9. 9.Bf4 g5
  10. 10.Bd2 O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 Nxe5
  12. 12.Qh5 Nxd3
  13. 13.cxd3 f6
  14. 14.Rac1 Bf5
  15. 15.Rfe1 Bxd3
  16. 16.Qh3 Bg6
  17. 17.Qe6+ Bf7
  18. 18.Qxc6 Bb6
  19. 19.Na4 d4
  20. 20.Nxb6 cxb6
  21. 21.h4 Bd5
  22. 22.Qa4 gxh4
  23. 23.Qxd4 Bxg2
  24. 24.Qf4 Bd5
  25. 25.Rc7 Rf7
  26. 26.Rxf7 Kxf7
  27. 27.Kh2 Qb8
  28. 28.a3 Qxf4+
  29. 29.Bxf4 Rg8
  30. 30.Be3 Be6
  31. 31.Rg1 Rd8
  32. 32.Rc1 Rd7
  33. 33.Rc8 Rd1
  34. 34.Rc1 Rd7
  35. 35.Rc8 Kg6
  36. 36.Rc6 Bd5
  37. 37.Rc2 Be6
  38. 38.Rc6 Bf5
  39. 39.Rc4 h3
  40. 40.Rd4 Rc7
  41. 41.Rd6 Kf7
  42. 42.Bd4 Be6
  43. 43.Be3 Rc2
  44. 44.Rd2 Rc8
  45. 45.Rd1 Rg8
  46. 46.Rg1 Rd8
  47. 47.Rc1 Rd7
  48. 48.Rc6 h5
  49. 49.a4 Bd5
  50. 50.Rc1 Bg2
  51. 51.b4 Kg6
  52. 52.a5 bxa5
  53. 53.bxa5 a6
  54. 54.Bb6 h4
  55. 55.Re1 Rd5
  56. 56.Rc1 Kf5
  57. 57.Re1 Re5

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