Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 2.4
Date 2016.06.11
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

5r1k/1p3p1p/8/6R1/8/2P3P1/4rR1P/6K1 b - - 3 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Rb1 a5
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Be6
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.Nxd4 Nxd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 c6
  14. 14.f4 Bf6
  15. 15.Bc5 Be7
  16. 16.Bd4 Bf6
  17. 17.Bc5 Be7
  18. 18.Bxe7 Qxe7
  19. 19.Qd4 Nd5
  20. 20.f5 Nxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 Bxa2
  22. 22.f6 gxf6
  23. 23.Ra1 Bd5
  24. 24.Bxd5 cxd5
  25. 25.Rxf6 Qe4
  26. 26.Qd2 Rae8
  27. 27.Rxa5 Qe3+
  28. 28.Qxe3 Rxe3
  29. 29.Rxd5 Rxe2
  30. 30.Rg5+ Kh8
  31. 31.Rf2

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