Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

World Rapid Team 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid Team 2023
Site Dusseldorf GER
Round 7.1
Date 2023.08.27
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C80)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

6k1/8/8/8/8/8/6K1/8 w - - 0 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.Nbd2 Nc5
  10. 10.c3 d4
  11. 11.Bxe6 Nxe6
  12. 12.cxd4 Ncxd4
  13. 13.a4 Bb4
  14. 14.axb5 Nxb5
  15. 15.Qa4 Bxd2
  16. 16.Bxd2 O-O
  17. 17.Rfd1 c5
  18. 18.Be3 Qe7
  19. 19.h4 h6
  20. 20.Qg4 f5
  21. 21.exf6 Qxf6
  22. 22.Ra4 Nbd4
  23. 23.Nxd4 cxd4
  24. 24.Bxd4 Nxd4
  25. 25.Qxd4 Rad8
  26. 26.Qc4+ Kh8
  27. 27.Rf1 Qxb2
  28. 28.Qxa6 Rf6
  29. 29.Qc4 Rfd6
  30. 30.Qf4 Qf6
  31. 31.Qc1 Rd4
  32. 32.Rxd4 Qxd4
  33. 33.g3 Qd2
  34. 34.Qc4 Qd3
  35. 35.Qf7 Qd5
  36. 36.Qg6 Qd3
  37. 37.Qh5 Qd5
  38. 38.Qg4 Qd4
  39. 39.Qe6 Qd5
  40. 40.Qe3 Qd3
  41. 41.Kg2 Kh7
  42. 42.Re1 Qd4
  43. 43.Qf3 Qd5
  44. 44.Re4 Rd6
  45. 45.g4 Rf6
  46. 46.Qe3 Rd6
  47. 47.h5 Rd8
  48. 48.Kg3 Qd1
  49. 49.f3 Qd6+
  50. 50.Re5 Kh8
  51. 51.Kh3 Qd3
  52. 52.Qf2 Rc8
  53. 53.Re3 Rc2
  54. 54.Qe1 Qd5
  55. 55.Re8+ Kh7
  56. 56.Qe3 Rc4
  57. 57.Qe2 Rc3
  58. 58.Kg2 Rc4
  59. 59.Re4 Rc8
  60. 60.Re5 Qb3
  61. 61.Kg3 Kh8
  62. 62.Re6 Qc3
  63. 63.g5 hxg5
  64. 64.h6 Qc7+
  65. 65.Kh3 Rf8
  66. 66.Qe4 Qf7
  67. 67.hxg7+ Qxg7
  68. 68.Rg6 Rxf3+
  69. 69.Kg2 Rf4
  70. 70.Qe8+ Rf8
  71. 71.Rxg7 Rxe8
  72. 72.Rxg5 Rg8
  73. 73.Rxg8+ Kxg8

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