Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 24
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/8/3k4/3p4/3PpN1p/4P1nP/4K3/8 w - - 18 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.Bf4 c6
  6. 6.e3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bd3 Nbd7
  8. 8.h3 Nf8
  9. 9.Nf3 Ng6
  10. 10.Bh2 Bd6
  11. 11.Bxd6 Qxd6
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Rb1 Re8
  14. 14.b4 a6
  15. 15.a4 Ne4
  16. 16.Bxe4 dxe4
  17. 17.Nd2 f5
  18. 18.b5 axb5
  19. 19.axb5 Be6
  20. 20.bxc6 bxc6
  21. 21.Na4 Bd5
  22. 22.Nb6 Rab8
  23. 23.Nxd5 cxd5
  24. 24.Qa4 f4
  25. 25.Rxb8 Rxb8
  26. 26.Rb1 Rxb1+
  27. 27.Nxb1 h6
  28. 28.Nc3 fxe3
  29. 29.fxe3 Kh7
  30. 30.Qd1 Ne7
  31. 31.Ne2 Nf5
  32. 32.Qd2 Qa3
  33. 33.Kf2 Qf8
  34. 34.Kg1 Qa3
  35. 35.Nc3 Qa5
  36. 36.Kf2 Nd6
  37. 37.Qc2 Qa8
  38. 38.Qb3 Nc4
  39. 39.Ne2 Qf8+
  40. 40.Kg1 Nd2
  41. 41.Qd1 Nc4
  42. 42.Qc1 Qf5
  43. 43.Nc3 Qg5
  44. 44.Kf2 Qh4+
  45. 45.Kg1 Qg5
  46. 46.Kf2 Nd6
  47. 47.Ne2 h5
  48. 48.Nf4 h4
  49. 49.Qd1 Nf5
  50. 50.Qh5+ Qxh5
  51. 51.Nxh5 Ne7
  52. 52.g3 g5
  53. 53.gxh4 Kg6
  54. 54.Ng3 gxh4
  55. 55.Ne2 Kf6
  56. 56.Nf4 Kf7
  57. 57.Ke2 Ke8
  58. 58.Kd2 Kd7
  59. 59.Ke2 Kd6
  60. 60.Kf2 Nf5
  61. 61.Ng6 Ke6
  62. 62.Nf4+ Kd6
  63. 63.Ke2 Ng3+

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