Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 10.3
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

5rk1/ppq3n1/2pb1pp1/3p3p/3P2N1/2P1B2Q/PP3PPP/4R1K1 w - - 8 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 d5
  6. 6.Bd3 Bf5
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nd6
  10. 10.Nf1 Bxd3
  11. 11.Qxd3 c6
  12. 12.Ng3 Na6
  13. 13.Nf5 Nxf5
  14. 14.Qxf5 Nc7
  15. 15.c3 Ne6
  16. 16.Ne5 Bd6
  17. 17.Bd2 Qc7
  18. 18.Re3 Rae8
  19. 19.Rae1 g6
  20. 20.Qg4 Ng7
  21. 21.Qh3 f6
  22. 22.Ng4 Rxe3
  23. 23.Bxe3 h5
  24. 24.Nh6+ Kh7
  25. 25.Ng4 Kg8
  26. 26.Nh6+ Kh7
  27. 27.Ng4 Kg8

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