Master game · Sicilian Defense
Anand,V vs Vachier Lagrave,M, 2016
Corsican Circuit Final. A Sicilian Defense game with annotated key positions you can drill.
White
Anand,V (2776)
Black
Vachier Lagrave,M (2811)
Event
Corsican Circuit Final
Date
2016
Opening
B90 Sicilian Defense
Result
0-1
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1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Nb3 Nc6 7. Be3 g6 8. Nd5
Nxd5 9. exd5 Ne5 10. Bd4 Bh6 11. Be2 O-O 12. O-O b5 13. a4 b4 14. c3 Bb7 15.
cxb4 Bxd5 16. Na5 e6 17. Ra3 Rb8 18. Bc3 Qh4 19. Be1 Bf4 20. Rh3 Qg5 21. Rg3
Qf5 22. Bxa6 Bxg3 23. fxg3 Qe4 24. Rf2 Rxb4 25. Re2 Rd4 26. Qc1 Nf3+ 27. gxf3
Qxf3 28. Qc3 Qh1+ 29. Kf2 e5 0-1
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