Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

10th Norway Blitz 2022 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1-0
Event 10th Norway Blitz 2022
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 9.2
Date 2022.05.30
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p2p3p/1r3kb1/3BR3/1p3PP1/4K3/PP5P/8 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.cxd4 Bb4+
  7. 7.Nbd2 Bxd2+
  8. 8.Bxd2 Nxe4
  9. 9.d5 Ne7
  10. 10.Qe2 Nxd2
  11. 11.Kxd2 O-O
  12. 12.Rae1 Nf5
  13. 13.g4 Nh4
  14. 14.d6 cxd6
  15. 15.Nxh4 Qxh4
  16. 16.Qf3 d5
  17. 17.Bxd5 Qh6+
  18. 18.Kd1 Qd6
  19. 19.Kc1 Rb8
  20. 20.Re3 b5
  21. 21.Rd1 Qc5+
  22. 22.Kb1 b4
  23. 23.Re8 Ba6
  24. 24.Qxf7+ Kh8
  25. 25.Qxf8+ Qxf8
  26. 26.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  27. 27.f3 g5
  28. 28.Re1 Bd3+
  29. 29.Kc1 Bg6
  30. 30.Kd2 Rf6
  31. 31.Re5 Rd6
  32. 32.Ke3 Kg7
  33. 33.Rxg5 Kf6
  34. 34.f4 Rb6
  35. 35.Re5

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