Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 22
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1n3rk1/2p1qp2/6pQ/p3P2p/2B5/PP5P/6P1/5RK1 b - - 5 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 Nf6
  2. 2.Bb2 g6
  3. 3.e3 Bg7
  4. 4.Nf3 O-O
  5. 5.d4 d6
  6. 6.Be2 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O e5
  8. 8.dxe5 Ng4
  9. 9.c4 Ngxe5
  10. 10.Qd2 Nxf3+
  11. 11.Bxf3 Ne5
  12. 12.Be2 Re8
  13. 13.Nc3 Bd7
  14. 14.Rad1 Bc6
  15. 15.Nd5 a5
  16. 16.Rfe1 b6
  17. 17.f4 Bxd5
  18. 18.cxd5 Nd7
  19. 19.Bxg7 Kxg7
  20. 20.Bb5 Re7
  21. 21.e4 Nc5
  22. 22.Qd4+ Kg8
  23. 23.e5 Qf8
  24. 24.Bc6 Rd8
  25. 25.Re3 Qg7
  26. 26.Rde1 dxe5
  27. 27.Rxe5 h5
  28. 28.h3 Qf6
  29. 29.Qe3 Rxe5
  30. 30.fxe5 Qe7
  31. 31.a3 Na6
  32. 32.Bb5 Nb8
  33. 33.Bc4 b5
  34. 34.Bxb5 Rxd5
  35. 35.Bc4 Rd8
  36. 36.Rf1 Rf8
  37. 37.Qh6

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