Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

Online Nations Cup Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 60 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Online Nations Cup Prelim
Site chess.com INT
Round 8.2
Date 2020.05.08
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 60
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Final Position

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

8/8/2K5/8/1k6/8/8/8 b - - 0 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bg5 c6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.Qb3 Qb6
  8. 8.Bxf6 gxf6
  9. 9.Kd2 Nd7
  10. 10.Bd3 Bg6
  11. 11.Nf3 Qxb3
  12. 12.axb3 Nb6
  13. 13.Nh4 Kd7
  14. 14.f4 Bxd3
  15. 15.Kxd3 Bb4
  16. 16.Rhe1 Nc8
  17. 17.e4 dxe4+
  18. 18.Rxe4 Nd6
  19. 19.Re2 a5
  20. 20.Ne4 Nxe4
  21. 21.Rxe4 Rae8
  22. 22.Rxe8 Rxe8
  23. 23.Nf5 Kc7
  24. 24.Rf1 Kb6
  25. 25.Ne3 Rd8
  26. 26.Nc2 Rg8
  27. 27.Rf2 Kc7
  28. 28.Re2 Bd6
  29. 29.g3 Rd8
  30. 30.Ne3 Bc5
  31. 31.Nf5 Rd5
  32. 32.Ke4 Bf8
  33. 33.g4 Rd8
  34. 34.Kd3 Bd6
  35. 35.Re4 Rg8
  36. 36.h3 Rd8
  37. 37.h4 Rg8
  38. 38.Nh6 Rg7
  39. 39.g5 fxg5
  40. 40.fxg5 f6
  41. 41.Nf5 Rg6
  42. 42.Ne7 Bxe7
  43. 43.Rxe7+ Kd6
  44. 44.gxf6 Rxf6
  45. 45.Rxb7 Rh6
  46. 46.Ra7 Rxh4
  47. 47.Rxa5 Rh2
  48. 48.Kc3 Rh3+
  49. 49.Kc4 Rh2
  50. 50.Rf5 Rc2+
  51. 51.Kb4 Rxb2
  52. 52.Rh5 Rc2
  53. 53.Rxh7 Rc1
  54. 54.Rh5 Rc2
  55. 55.Rc5 Rxc5
  56. 56.dxc5+ Kd5
  57. 57.Ka5 Kxc5
  58. 58.b4+ Kc4
  59. 59.Kb6 Kxb4
  60. 60.Kxc6

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