Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Viswanathan Anand

TechM GCL 2025 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 77 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Viswanathan Anand
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 6.3
Date 2025.12.14
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 77
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Final Position

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

8/1q4pk/7p/3K1P1P/P1Q3P1/8/8/4n3 w - - 59 78

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.e5 d5
  7. 7.Bb5 Ne4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.Rc1 Ne7
  13. 13.g4 Bg6
  14. 14.h4 f6
  15. 15.h5 Nxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Be4
  17. 17.Rh3 c6
  18. 18.Bd3 Bxf3
  19. 19.Rxf3 fxe5
  20. 20.dxe5 Bxe3
  21. 21.Rxe3 Rf4
  22. 22.Rb1 Qc7
  23. 23.Rb4 Raf8
  24. 24.Rxf4 Rxf4
  25. 25.Kf1 c5
  26. 26.Kg2 c4
  27. 27.Bc2 b5
  28. 28.Kg3 Rf8
  29. 29.f4 b4
  30. 30.cxb4 Qb6
  31. 31.Rf3 d4
  32. 32.Be4 d3
  33. 33.Bxd3 cxd3
  34. 34.Rxd3 h6
  35. 35.a3 Kh8
  36. 36.Rd6 Qe3+
  37. 37.Qf3 Qe1+
  38. 38.Kh3 Qxe5
  39. 39.Rd8 Qf6
  40. 40.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  41. 41.Qb7 Ng8
  42. 42.Kg3 a5
  43. 43.Qb5 axb4
  44. 44.Qxb4 Qd8
  45. 45.Qc4 Qa8
  46. 46.a4 Nf6
  47. 47.Qd4 Qc8
  48. 48.f5 Qc7+
  49. 49.Kf3 Kh7
  50. 50.Qf4 Qc3+
  51. 51.Kg2 Qc2+
  52. 52.Kh3 Qd1
  53. 53.Kg3 Qe1+
  54. 54.Kg2 Qe2+
  55. 55.Kg3 Ne4+
  56. 56.Kh3 Qe1
  57. 57.Kg2 Qe2+
  58. 58.Kh3 Qd3+
  59. 59.Kg2 Qc2+
  60. 60.Kf3 Ng5+
  61. 61.Kg3 Qc3+
  62. 62.Kg2 Qc6+
  63. 63.Kh2 Qc2+
  64. 64.Kg3 Qd1
  65. 65.Kg2 Qe2+
  66. 66.Kg3 Ne4+
  67. 67.Kh3 Nf2+
  68. 68.Kg3 Nd3
  69. 69.Qd4 Ne1
  70. 70.Qc3 Qg2+
  71. 71.Kf4 Qf2+
  72. 72.Ke4 Qe2+
  73. 73.Kd5 Qd1+
  74. 74.Qd4 Qb3+
  75. 75.Qc4 Qb7+
  76. 76.Qc6 Qb3+
  77. 77.Qc4 Qb7+

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