Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 6.4
Date 2018.06.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/8/P1RK4/1p6/1P6/1Pr5/8/8 b - - 0 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 b6
  11. 11.Bf4 Bb4
  12. 12.Ne4 Ba6
  13. 13.Rfc1 Be2
  14. 14.Nh2 Bc4
  15. 15.Rd1 Bd5
  16. 16.c3 Bxe4
  17. 17.cxb4 Rd8
  18. 18.e6 fxe6
  19. 19.Bxc7 Rxd1+
  20. 20.Rxd1 Bd5
  21. 21.a3 Ke7
  22. 22.Be5 h5
  23. 23.f3 Kf7
  24. 24.Kf2 Rc8
  25. 25.g4 Ne7
  26. 26.gxh5 Rh8
  27. 27.Rg1 Rxh5
  28. 28.Rxg7+ Kf8
  29. 29.Bf6 Rxh3
  30. 30.Kg2 Rh6
  31. 31.Rxe7 Rxf6
  32. 32.Rxa7 Rf4
  33. 33.Kg3 e5
  34. 34.Rh7 Rd4
  35. 35.Ng4 e4
  36. 36.fxe4 Bxe4
  37. 37.Rb7 b5
  38. 38.Nf6 Bf5
  39. 39.Rc7 Rd6
  40. 40.Kf4 Rxf6
  41. 41.Kg5 Rd6
  42. 42.Kxf5 Ke8
  43. 43.Ke5 Rh6
  44. 44.b3 Kd8
  45. 45.Rf7 Kc8
  46. 46.a4 Kb8
  47. 47.a5 Rh3
  48. 48.Kd6 Rc3
  49. 49.a6 Ka8
  50. 50.Rc7 Kb8
  51. 51.Rxc6

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