Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 0-1 in 68 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 10.3
Date 2016.06.20
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

5R2/7r/PK6/8/6p1/6k1/5p2/8 w - - 0 69

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.Nb3 g6
  7. 7.Be2 Bg7
  8. 8.Be3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nd5 O-O
  10. 10.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  11. 11.c3 b5
  12. 12.f4 Bb7
  13. 13.Bf3 Na5
  14. 14.Nxa5 Qxa5
  15. 15.a3 Qc7
  16. 16.O-O Rfd8
  17. 17.Re1 Rac8
  18. 18.Qe2 e5
  19. 19.Qf2 exf4
  20. 20.Bxf4 Be5
  21. 21.Bg5 Re8
  22. 22.Kh1 a5
  23. 23.Rad1 Bc6
  24. 24.Be3 b4
  25. 25.Bb6 Qb7
  26. 26.Bxa5 bxa3
  27. 27.bxa3 Ba4
  28. 28.Rc1 Qe7
  29. 29.Bb4 Qf6
  30. 30.Rf1 h5
  31. 31.Be2 Qxf2
  32. 32.Rxf2 Bd4
  33. 33.Rff1 Be3
  34. 34.Ra1 Rxe4
  35. 35.Bf3 Re7
  36. 36.Rfe1 Bg5
  37. 37.Rxe7 Bxe7
  38. 38.Bd1 Ra8
  39. 39.Bxa4 Rxa4
  40. 40.c4 Bf6
  41. 41.Rd1 Be5
  42. 42.Kg1 Kg7
  43. 43.h3 Kf6
  44. 44.Kf2 Ke6
  45. 45.Ke3 g5
  46. 46.Kd3 f5
  47. 47.Kc2 g4
  48. 48.hxg4 hxg4
  49. 49.Kb3 Ra8
  50. 50.a4 f4
  51. 51.Rf1 Kf5
  52. 52.c5 dxc5
  53. 53.Bxc5 Rc8
  54. 54.Kb4 Ke4
  55. 55.Re1+ Kd5
  56. 56.Rd1+ Ke4
  57. 57.a5 Bc3+
  58. 58.Kxc3 Rxc5+
  59. 59.Kb4 Rc2
  60. 60.Re1+ Kd3
  61. 61.Rd1+ Ke3
  62. 62.Re1+ Kf2
  63. 63.Re4 Kg3
  64. 64.a6 Rxg2
  65. 65.Kb5 Rh2
  66. 66.Re8 Rh7
  67. 67.Kb6 f3
  68. 68.Rf8 f2

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