Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

TechM GCL 2024 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TechM GCL 2024
Site London ENG
Round 10.1
Date 2024.10.11
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/k7/8/8/5K2/8/8/8 w - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 a6
  6. 6.O-O Ba7
  7. 7.a4 d6
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.b4 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Rxe6
  13. 13.Qc2 Qd7
  14. 14.Nf1 Rd8
  15. 15.b5 Ne7
  16. 16.c4 Ng6
  17. 17.Ng3 Nh7
  18. 18.Be3 Bxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 Ree8
  20. 20.Rf1 Ra8
  21. 21.Qf2 Ngf8
  22. 22.Nh2 Ne6
  23. 23.Ng4 Rf8
  24. 24.d4 f6
  25. 25.Qb2 b6
  26. 26.Nf2 a5
  27. 27.Kh2 g6
  28. 28.Rad1 Qe7
  29. 29.Ne2 h5
  30. 30.Nc3 Rae8
  31. 31.Nd5 Qg7
  32. 32.Nd3 Nhg5
  33. 33.c5 bxc5
  34. 34.dxc5 dxc5
  35. 35.Qc2 Nxe4
  36. 36.Nxe5 f5
  37. 37.Nc4 Ra8
  38. 38.Qb2 Qxb2
  39. 39.Nxb2 Kg7
  40. 40.Nc4 Rfd8
  41. 41.Rd3 h4
  42. 42.Rfd1 Kh6
  43. 43.Kg1 Rxd5
  44. 44.Rxd5 Nc3
  45. 45.R1d3 Nxd5
  46. 46.Rxd5 Kg7
  47. 47.Rd7+ Kf6
  48. 48.Kf2 g5
  49. 49.Kf3 Rg8
  50. 50.Ke2 g4
  51. 51.Rh7 gxh3
  52. 52.gxh3 Rg2+
  53. 53.Kd3 Ra2
  54. 54.Rh6+ Ke7
  55. 55.b6 cxb6
  56. 56.Nxb6 Kf7
  57. 57.Rxh4 Ra3+
  58. 58.Ke2 Kg7
  59. 59.Rc4 f4
  60. 60.exf4 Rxh3
  61. 61.Nd7 Ra3
  62. 62.Kd2 Rf3
  63. 63.Nxc5 Nxc5
  64. 64.Rxc5 Rxf4
  65. 65.Rxa5 Kf7
  66. 66.Ra8 Ke7
  67. 67.a5 Kd7
  68. 68.a6 Kc7
  69. 69.a7 Kb7
  70. 70.Ke3 Kxa8
  71. 71.Kxf4 Kxa7

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