Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 16.3
Date 2019.08.01
Opening Ruy Lopez (C77)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

1r6/6pk/5p1p/4pP2/2R5/3rP2P/6P1/2R3K1 w - - 1 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.Nc3 h6
  8. 8.Nd5 Rb8
  9. 9.c3 d6
  10. 10.O-O O-O
  11. 11.Be3 Nxd5
  12. 12.Bxd5 Bxe3
  13. 13.fxe3 Ne7
  14. 14.Bb3 Be6
  15. 15.Nh4 Qd7
  16. 16.Qh5 c5
  17. 17.Nf5 c4
  18. 18.Bc2 cxd3
  19. 19.Bxd3 Bc4
  20. 20.Rad1 Nxf5
  21. 21.exf5 f6
  22. 22.b3 Bf7
  23. 23.Qe2 d5
  24. 24.c4 dxc4
  25. 25.bxc4 Qc6
  26. 26.cxb5 axb5
  27. 27.Rc1 Qa8
  28. 28.Bxb5 Qxa2
  29. 29.Rc2 Qb3
  30. 30.Bc4 Bxc4
  31. 31.Qxc4+ Qxc4
  32. 32.Rxc4 Rfd8
  33. 33.Rfc1 Kh7
  34. 34.h3 Rd3

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