Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

7th Norway Blitz 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Norway Blitz 2019
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 5.2
Date 2019.06.03
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/8/2k2B2/2P5/1K6/8/1P2b3/8 w - - 1 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 Ne7
  11. 11.Re1 Ng6
  12. 12.Ne4 h6
  13. 13.Bd2 Be6
  14. 14.Nd4 Bd5
  15. 15.Ng3 Nh4
  16. 16.Ne4 Rd8
  17. 17.Bc3 Ng6
  18. 18.Nf5 Nf4
  19. 19.Rad1 Ne6
  20. 20.a4 h5
  21. 21.g3 Rd7
  22. 22.Rd2 Kd8
  23. 23.Red1 Kc8
  24. 24.Ne3 h4
  25. 25.Kh2 hxg3+
  26. 26.fxg3 Bxe4
  27. 27.Rxd7 Bc5
  28. 28.Ng2 Ng5
  29. 29.Nh4 Bd6
  30. 30.exd6 Kxd7
  31. 31.Bxg7 Re8
  32. 32.dxc7+ Kxc7
  33. 33.Rd2 Nf3+
  34. 34.Nxf3 Bxf3
  35. 35.g4 Re2+
  36. 36.Rxe2 Bxe2
  37. 37.a5 b6
  38. 38.axb6+ axb6
  39. 39.Kg3 Kd7
  40. 40.Kf4 Ke6
  41. 41.Kg5 Bd1
  42. 42.c3 c5
  43. 43.h4 b5
  44. 44.h5 b4
  45. 45.c4 Be2
  46. 46.h6 Bd3
  47. 47.Bf8 f6+
  48. 48.Kf4 Kf7
  49. 49.Bxc5 b3
  50. 50.h7 Kg7
  51. 51.Bf8+ Kxh7
  52. 52.c5 Kg6
  53. 53.Be7 Bb5
  54. 54.Ke4 Kf7
  55. 55.Bd8 Ke6
  56. 56.Kd4 Be2
  57. 57.Kc3 Bxg4
  58. 58.Kxb3 Kd5
  59. 59.Kb4 Kc6
  60. 60.Bxf6 Be2

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