Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

GCT Blitz Croatia 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Croatia 2021
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 3.1
Date 2021.07.10
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/8/6k1/8/4b3/8/8/6K1 w - - 0 64

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 a5
  11. 11.Rd1 a4
  12. 12.Ne2 Bc5
  13. 13.Nf4 Ne7
  14. 14.Bd2 Nd5
  15. 15.Nh5 Rg8
  16. 16.c4 Nb6
  17. 17.Bh6 Bf8
  18. 18.b3 Bf5
  19. 19.Be3 Ba3
  20. 20.Bd4 c5
  21. 21.Bc3 Bc2
  22. 22.Re1 axb3
  23. 23.axb3 Bxb3
  24. 24.e6 Bxc4
  25. 25.exf7+ Kxf7
  26. 26.Ne5+ Kf8
  27. 27.Re3 Bd5
  28. 28.Nf4 g5
  29. 29.Nd7+ Kf7
  30. 30.Ne5+ Kf8
  31. 31.Nh5 Bb4
  32. 32.Rxa8+ Nxa8
  33. 33.Nf6 Nb6
  34. 34.Nxg8 Kxg8
  35. 35.Ba1 c4
  36. 36.Rg3 h6
  37. 37.h4 Bd2
  38. 38.Ng4 gxh4
  39. 39.Ra3 Bg5
  40. 40.Be5 c6
  41. 41.f4 Be7
  42. 42.Ra7 c5
  43. 43.Nxh6+ Kh7
  44. 44.Nf5 Bf8
  45. 45.Ne3 Bc6
  46. 46.f5 Bh6
  47. 47.Ng4 Nd7
  48. 48.Bc3 Bg7
  49. 49.f6 Bf8
  50. 50.Ra8 Kg6
  51. 51.Ne5+ Nxe5
  52. 52.Rxf8 Nd7
  53. 53.Rg8+ Kf7
  54. 54.Rg7+ Kf8
  55. 55.Rh7 b5
  56. 56.Rxh4 b4
  57. 57.Bxb4 cxb4
  58. 58.Rxc4 Bd5
  59. 59.Rxb4 Nxf6
  60. 60.g4 Kf7
  61. 61.g5 Ne4
  62. 62.g6+ Kxg6
  63. 63.Rxe4 Bxe4

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