Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

7th Norway Armageddon · 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Norway Armageddon
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 3.5
Date 2019.06.06
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/2p1B3/6p1/3kpp2/2n4P/2PK1P2/5P2/8 w - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Bc5
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d6
  8. 8.a4 Bb7
  9. 9.d3 h6
  10. 10.Re1 O-O
  11. 11.axb5 axb5
  12. 12.Rxa8 Bxa8
  13. 13.Nh4 Na5
  14. 14.Nf5 Nxb3
  15. 15.Qxb3 Bc6
  16. 16.Na3 Bd7
  17. 17.Ne3 Qb8
  18. 18.Qd1 b4
  19. 19.Nac4 bxc3
  20. 20.bxc3 Qa7
  21. 21.Qf3 Rb8
  22. 22.Bd2 Qa2
  23. 23.h3 Rb1
  24. 24.Rxb1 Qxb1+
  25. 25.Nf1 Bb5
  26. 26.Bxh6 Bxc4
  27. 27.dxc4 Qxe4
  28. 28.Bg5 Qxf3
  29. 29.gxf3 Nd7
  30. 30.Bd8 Nb6
  31. 31.Nd2 Na8
  32. 32.Nb3 f6
  33. 33.Nxc5 dxc5
  34. 34.Be7 Nb6
  35. 35.Bxc5 Nxc4
  36. 36.Kf1 Kf7
  37. 37.Ke2 Ke6
  38. 38.h4 g6
  39. 39.Kd3 Kd5
  40. 40.Be7 f5

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