Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · Pirc Defense · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 18
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Pirc Defense (B07)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/5P1N/8/5k2/8/5K2/8 b - - 4 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d6
  2. 2.e4 Nf6
  3. 3.Nc3 e5
  4. 4.dxe5 dxe5
  5. 5.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  6. 6.Bc4 Ke8
  7. 7.Bg5 Be7
  8. 8.Nf3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nb5 Bd8
  10. 10.Bxf6 gxf6
  11. 11.O-O-O a6
  12. 12.Nc3 c6
  13. 13.Ne2 b5
  14. 14.Bb3 Nc5
  15. 15.Ng3 a5
  16. 16.a3 Bg4
  17. 17.Ba2 Bc7
  18. 18.h3 Be6
  19. 19.Kb1 Rg8
  20. 20.Rhe1 Rd8
  21. 21.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  22. 22.Nh4 a4
  23. 23.Ka1 Bb6
  24. 24.Rd1 Nb7
  25. 25.Nh1 Ke7
  26. 26.g4 h5
  27. 27.Bxe6 Kxe6
  28. 28.gxh5 Nd6
  29. 29.Ng3 Bxf2
  30. 30.Nhf5 Nc4
  31. 31.b3 axb3
  32. 32.cxb3 Bd4+
  33. 33.Kb1 Ne3
  34. 34.Rd3 c5
  35. 35.h6 c4
  36. 36.h7 Rh8
  37. 37.bxc4 bxc4
  38. 38.Rxe3 Bxe3
  39. 39.Nxe3 Rxh7
  40. 40.Ngf5 Rxh3
  41. 41.a4 Kd7
  42. 42.Kc2 Kc6
  43. 43.Nxc4 Kc5
  44. 44.Ncd6 Ra3
  45. 45.a5 Kb4
  46. 46.Nb7 Kb5
  47. 47.Nfd6+ Ka6
  48. 48.Nc5+ Kxa5
  49. 49.Nc4+ Kb4
  50. 50.Nxa3 Kxc5
  51. 51.Kd3 f5
  52. 52.exf5 Kd5
  53. 53.Nc4 e4+
  54. 54.Kc3 e3
  55. 55.Kd3 e2
  56. 56.Ne3+ Ke5
  57. 57.Kxe2 Ke4
  58. 58.Kd2 Kf4
  59. 59.Kd3 Ke5
  60. 60.Ke2 Ke4
  61. 61.Kf2 Kf4
  62. 62.f6 Ke5
  63. 63.Ng4+ Kf4
  64. 64.Nh6

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