Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

Global Chess League 2023 · French, Advance · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Global Chess League 2023
Site Dubai UAE
Round 9.1
Date 2023.06.30
Opening French, Advance (C02)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

1r6/R4pk1/4p1p1/7p/7P/6P1/5PK1/8 b - - 5 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.e5 c5
  4. 4.dxc5 e6
  5. 5.a3 Bxc5
  6. 6.b4 Be7
  7. 7.Nf3 a5
  8. 8.b5 a4
  9. 9.c4 dxc4
  10. 10.Qxd8+ Bxd8
  11. 11.Bxc4 Nd7
  12. 12.O-O b6
  13. 13.Nbd2 Bb7
  14. 14.Be2 Ne7
  15. 15.Nc4 O-O
  16. 16.Rd1 Bd5
  17. 17.Ne3 Nc5
  18. 18.Bb2 Nb3
  19. 19.Nxd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.Rab1 Rc8
  21. 21.Nd4 Nc3
  22. 22.Bxc3 Rxc3
  23. 23.Nc6 Bg5
  24. 24.g3 Bc1
  25. 25.Rd3 Rxd3
  26. 26.Bxd3 Bxa3
  27. 27.Bc2 Nc5
  28. 28.Bxa4 Nxa4
  29. 29.Ra1 Nc3
  30. 30.Rxa3 Nxb5
  31. 31.Ra6 Nc7
  32. 32.Ne7+ Kh8
  33. 33.Ra7 Nb5
  34. 34.Rb7 Nd4
  35. 35.Rxb6 Nf3+
  36. 36.Kg2 Nxe5
  37. 37.Nc6 Nxc6
  38. 38.Rxc6 h5
  39. 39.h4 g6
  40. 40.Rc2 Kg7
  41. 41.Ra2 Rb8
  42. 42.Ra7

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