Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

7th Norway Chess 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Norway Chess 2019
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 3.5
Date 2019.06.06
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

6k1/1b3ppp/8/2B1p3/B1P5/3nN3/5PPP/5K2 b - - 0 32

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.d4 Bb6
  9. 9.a4 Bb7
  10. 10.axb5 axb5
  11. 11.Rxa8 Bxa8
  12. 12.Na3 Nxe4
  13. 13.Nxb5 O-O
  14. 14.Qe2 Nf6
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Nxe5 Qe8
  17. 17.Nd4 Qxe5
  18. 18.Qxe5 dxe5
  19. 19.Nf3 Re8
  20. 20.Ba4 c6
  21. 21.Nd2 Bb7
  22. 22.Nc4 Bc7
  23. 23.Rd1 Nd5
  24. 24.Ne3 Rd8
  25. 25.c4 Nf4
  26. 26.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  27. 27.Bd2 c5
  28. 28.b4 cxb4
  29. 29.Bxb4 Nd3
  30. 30.Bd6 Bb6
  31. 31.Kf1 Bc5
  32. 32.Bxc5

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