Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

City of Culture GM · 2009 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event City of Culture GM
Site Donostia ESP
Round 2
Date 2009.07.08
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2b3k1/5p2/8/4r1p1/1P4P1/2PBR3/3K4/8 b - - 3 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Be3 Ng4
  7. 7.Bc1 Nf6
  8. 8.f3 e6
  9. 9.Be3 b5
  10. 10.Qd2 Nbd7
  11. 11.g4 h6
  12. 12.O-O-O Bb7
  13. 13.h4 b4
  14. 14.Na4 Qa5
  15. 15.b3 Nc5
  16. 16.a3 Rc8
  17. 17.Qxb4 Qc7
  18. 18.Nxc5 dxc5
  19. 19.Qa4+ Nd7
  20. 20.Ne2 Bc6
  21. 21.Qc4 Ne5
  22. 22.Qc3 Nxf3
  23. 23.Bf4 e5
  24. 24.Qxf3 exf4
  25. 25.Qxf4 c4
  26. 26.b4 a5
  27. 27.Qxc7 Rxc7
  28. 28.c3 Bxe4
  29. 29.Rh3 Be7
  30. 30.Nd4 axb4
  31. 31.axb4 O-O
  32. 32.Nb5 Rb7
  33. 33.Nd6 Bxd6
  34. 34.Rxd6 Rc7
  35. 35.Rd4 Bb7
  36. 36.Rxc4 Re7
  37. 37.Rd4 Re1+
  38. 38.Rd1 Rfe8
  39. 39.Bd3 Bc8
  40. 40.Rg3 g5
  41. 41.hxg5 hxg5
  42. 42.Rxe1 Rxe1+
  43. 43.Kd2 Re5
  44. 44.Re3

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