Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

World Rapid 2016 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 67 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event World Rapid 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 13.18
Date 2016.12.28
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 67
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/6P1/8/2r1kp2/3p4/3K3R w - - 3 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 g6
  6. 6.O-O Bg7
  7. 7.Re1 a6
  8. 8.Ba4 O-O
  9. 9.Bc2 e5
  10. 10.a4 b6
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.cxd4 cxd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Bb7
  14. 14.Nc3 Re8
  15. 15.Bg5 Rc8
  16. 16.Bd3 h6
  17. 17.Bh4 Nc5
  18. 18.f3 Qd7
  19. 19.Bf1 d5
  20. 20.e5 Nh5
  21. 21.g4 Nf4
  22. 22.Bg3 Rxe5
  23. 23.Rxe5 Bxe5
  24. 24.Qd2 Ncd3
  25. 25.Nce2 Nxe2+
  26. 26.Nxe2 Bxg3
  27. 27.hxg3 Ne5
  28. 28.Nd4 Qd6
  29. 29.Kg2 Nc6
  30. 30.Re1 Qf6
  31. 31.Nxc6 Rxc6
  32. 32.Re8+ Kg7
  33. 33.Qb4 Rc5
  34. 34.a5 d4
  35. 35.Be2 d3
  36. 36.Bd1 Qd6
  37. 37.Qxb6 Qxb6
  38. 38.axb6 Rc1
  39. 39.Re7 Rxd1
  40. 40.Rxb7 Rd2+
  41. 41.Kf1 Rxb2
  42. 42.Ke1 Kf6
  43. 43.Rb8 a5
  44. 44.b7 a4
  45. 45.Kd1 d2
  46. 46.Ra8 Rxb7
  47. 47.Rxa4 Rd7
  48. 48.Ra6+ Kg7
  49. 49.Ra3 g5
  50. 50.Rb3 Rd4
  51. 51.Ra3 Kg6
  52. 52.Ra6+ f6
  53. 53.Ra3 h5
  54. 54.gxh5+ Kxh5
  55. 55.Ra1 f5
  56. 56.Ke2 f4
  57. 57.Rh1+ Kg6
  58. 58.g4 Kf6
  59. 59.Ra1 Ke5
  60. 60.Kd1 Rd3
  61. 61.Ra5+ Kd4
  62. 62.Rxg5 Ke3
  63. 63.Rh5 Kxf3
  64. 64.Rh3+ Ke4
  65. 65.Rh2 f3
  66. 66.g5 Ke3
  67. 67.Rh1 Rc3

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