Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Trophee CCAS KO · 2008 · Benko Gambit · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Trophee CCAS KO
Site Cap d'Agde FRA
Round 1.3
Date 2008.10.30
Opening Benko Gambit (A57)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/P5pp/8/3k4/8/1P2pP2/6PP/R4K2 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 b5
  4. 4.cxb5 a6
  5. 5.f3 e6
  6. 6.e4 exd5
  7. 7.e5 Qe7
  8. 8.Qe2 Ng8
  9. 9.Nc3 Bb7
  10. 10.Nh3 c4
  11. 11.Nf4 Qc5
  12. 12.Nfxd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.Be3 Qb4
  14. 14.a3 Qa5
  15. 15.Bd2 Be6
  16. 16.Nd5 Qd8
  17. 17.Qxc4 Ra7
  18. 18.Rc1 axb5
  19. 19.Nc7+ Rxc7
  20. 20.Qxc7 Nc6
  21. 21.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  22. 22.Bxb5 Nxe5
  23. 23.Ba5+ Ke7
  24. 24.Rc8 f5
  25. 25.Bb4+ d6
  26. 26.Rxf8 Kxf8
  27. 27.Bxd6+ Kf7
  28. 28.Bxe5 Nf6
  29. 29.O-O Rc8
  30. 30.a4 Nd5
  31. 31.Ra1 Rc2
  32. 32.Bd3 Rd2
  33. 33.Bc4 Rc2
  34. 34.b3 Ne3
  35. 35.Bxe6+ Kxe6
  36. 36.Bd4 f4
  37. 37.Bxe3 fxe3
  38. 38.a5 Kd5
  39. 39.a6 Rc8
  40. 40.a7 Ra8
  41. 41.Kf1

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