Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

World Blitz 2016 · English Opening · 0-1 in 70 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event World Blitz 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 17.3
Date 2016.12.30
Opening English Opening (A20)
Moves 70
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3R4/8/8/8/4b3/4k1P1/7r/5K2 w - - 31 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.Nf3 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O Nb6
  7. 7.b3 Bd6
  8. 8.Bb2 O-O
  9. 9.d3 Re8
  10. 10.Nbd2 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bf5
  12. 12.Rc1 Qd7
  13. 13.Kh2 Rad8
  14. 14.a3 a5
  15. 15.Nh4 Be6
  16. 16.Nc4 Nxc4
  17. 17.bxc4 b6
  18. 18.Nf3 f6
  19. 19.Nd2 Bf8
  20. 20.Qa4 Nd4
  21. 21.Qxd7 Bxd7
  22. 22.e3 Ne6
  23. 23.d4 exd4
  24. 24.exd4 Ba4
  25. 25.Rfe1 Kh8
  26. 26.Bd5 Bd7
  27. 27.h4 c5
  28. 28.dxc5 Nxc5
  29. 29.Bd4 Na4
  30. 30.Ne4 h6
  31. 31.Rcd1 Bg4
  32. 32.Rb1 Bf5
  33. 33.f3 Bxa3
  34. 34.Nxf6 Rxe1
  35. 35.Rxe1 Bb2
  36. 36.Bxb2 Nxb2
  37. 37.Ne8 b5
  38. 38.h5 Nxc4
  39. 39.Nc7 a4
  40. 40.Bc6 a3
  41. 41.Bxb5 Nd2
  42. 42.Ra1 Nxf3+
  43. 43.Kg2 Bg4
  44. 44.Kf2 Rc8
  45. 45.Rxa3 Nd4
  46. 46.Ra4 Nxb5
  47. 47.Nxb5 Bxh5
  48. 48.Nd4 Rf8+
  49. 49.Kg2 Be8
  50. 50.Ra7 Bf7
  51. 51.Rd7 Kg8
  52. 52.Nf5 Be6
  53. 53.Rxg7+ Kh8
  54. 54.Rg6 Bxf5
  55. 55.Rxh6+ Kg7
  56. 56.Rh4 Kg6
  57. 57.Rf4 Kg5
  58. 58.Kf3 Ra8
  59. 59.Kf2 Ra3
  60. 60.Rd4 Kf6
  61. 61.Rf4 Ke5
  62. 62.Rh4 Be4
  63. 63.Rg4 Kd4
  64. 64.Rf4 Ra2+
  65. 65.Kg1 Ke3
  66. 66.Rf8 Rg2+
  67. 67.Kf1 Rh2
  68. 68.Ke1 Ra2
  69. 69.Rd8 Rg2
  70. 70.Kf1 Rh2

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