Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

GRENKE Chess Classic 2018 · Sicilian, Taimanov · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event GRENKE Chess Classic 2018
Site Karlsruhe/Baden Baden GER
Round 2.2
Date 2018.04.01
Opening Sicilian, Taimanov (B48)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4b3/2rp1k1p/p1rR1pP1/8/P1P1N3/1P1R4/1K5P/8 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 Qc7
  6. 6.Be3 a6
  7. 7.Qf3 Nf6
  8. 8.O-O-O Ne5
  9. 9.Qg3 b5
  10. 10.a3 Bb7
  11. 11.Bxb5 Rc8
  12. 12.Ba4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bxe4
  14. 14.Bf4 Qc4
  15. 15.Bxe5 Qxa4
  16. 16.Rd2 f6
  17. 17.Bd6 Kf7
  18. 18.Re1 Bg6
  19. 19.Bxf8 Rhxf8
  20. 20.Qd6 Kg8
  21. 21.f4 Rfe8
  22. 22.Re3 Qc4
  23. 23.b3 Qc7
  24. 24.Qxc7 Rxc7
  25. 25.Kb2 Rb8
  26. 26.g4 Bf7
  27. 27.a4 Rc5
  28. 28.Ne2 Rc7
  29. 29.Rd6 Ra7
  30. 30.Red3 Be8
  31. 31.f5 exf5
  32. 32.gxf5 Rc8
  33. 33.Nc3 Rc5
  34. 34.R3d5 Rc6
  35. 35.Ne4 Kf7
  36. 36.Rd3 Rac7
  37. 37.c4 g6
  38. 38.fxg6+

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