Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

Saint Louis Rapid 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.3
Date 2018.08.11
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R2/3b4/5kP1/1pB2P1p/1P5K/5r2/8/8 b - - 2 57

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.Rd1 Bb4
  12. 12.Ne2 Bb7
  13. 13.Ned4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Bc5
  15. 15.Nf5 Rg8
  16. 16.Be3 Bc8
  17. 17.Nd4 Bd7
  18. 18.Rd3 Bxd4
  19. 19.Rxd4 c5
  20. 20.Rd2 Bc6
  21. 21.Rad1 Ke7
  22. 22.Bg5+ f6
  23. 23.Bh4 Kf7
  24. 24.Bg3 Rae8
  25. 25.exf6 gxf6
  26. 26.Kh2 Re7
  27. 27.f3 a5
  28. 28.Bf4 a4
  29. 29.c4 h5
  30. 30.h4 Rge8
  31. 31.Kg1 Re1+
  32. 32.Rxe1 Rxe1+
  33. 33.Kf2 Re7
  34. 34.Rd8 Be8
  35. 35.b3 axb3
  36. 36.axb3 c6
  37. 37.Rb8 b5
  38. 38.cxb5 cxb5
  39. 39.Bd6 Re6
  40. 40.Bxc5 Bc6
  41. 41.b4 Re8
  42. 42.Rb6 Re6
  43. 43.Kg3 Be8
  44. 44.Rb7+ Kg6
  45. 45.Kf4 Re5
  46. 46.g4 Rd5
  47. 47.Rb6 Bd7
  48. 48.g5 Rf5+
  49. 49.Kg3 Kf7
  50. 50.f4 fxg5
  51. 51.hxg5 Rd5
  52. 52.Kh4 Rd3
  53. 53.f5 Rf3
  54. 54.Rb7 Ke8
  55. 55.Rb8+ Kf7
  56. 56.g6+ Kf6
  57. 57.Rf8+

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