Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

6th Norway Chess 2018 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 0-1 in 40 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 0-1
Event 6th Norway Chess 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.3
Date 2018.06.05
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C83)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3n4/7p/4k1p1/1p1p2P1/1P1p1P2/8/1P6/2B1K3 w - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.c3 Be7
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Re1 Nc5
  12. 12.Nd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nd3
  14. 14.Re3 Nf4
  15. 15.Nf3 Bg4
  16. 16.h3 Bh5
  17. 17.Rc3 Ne6
  18. 18.g4 Bg6
  19. 19.Be3 a5
  20. 20.Bc2 Bb4
  21. 21.Rb3 f5
  22. 22.exf6 Bxc2
  23. 23.Qxc2 Qxf6
  24. 24.Ne5 c5
  25. 25.Nd7 Qf7
  26. 26.Nxf8 Rxf8
  27. 27.Qf5 cxd4
  28. 28.Qxf7+ Rxf7
  29. 29.Rxb4 axb4
  30. 30.Bd2 b3
  31. 31.axb3 Rf3
  32. 32.b4 Rd3
  33. 33.Re1 Kf7
  34. 34.Bc1 Rxh3
  35. 35.Re5 Rd3
  36. 36.Kf1 Rd1+
  37. 37.Re1 Rxe1+
  38. 38.Kxe1 g6
  39. 39.f4 Nd8
  40. 40.g5 Ke6

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