Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site	Leuven BEL
Round	7.5
Date	2016.06.18
Opening	Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves	35

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Final Position

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

7k/1b3Q2/6p1/4p3/4P3/pP1P1P2/r3BK2/4R2q b - - 8 35

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 O-O
9. 9.g4 b5
10. 10.g5 Nfd7
11. 11.h4 Bb7
12. 12.Bd4 Nc6
13. 13.Bxg7 Kxg7
14. 14.Qd2 b4
15. 15.Nd5 a5
16. 16.h5 a4
17. 17.Nc1 a3
18. 18.b3 e6
19. 19.Nxb4 Nxb4
20. 20.Qxb4 Nc5
21. 21.f3 Qxg5
22. 22.Nd3 Nxd3+
23. 23.cxd3 Rac8
24. 24.Kf2 Rc2
25. 25.Qd4+ e5
26. 26.Qxd6 Rfc8
27. 27.Rae1 Rxa2
28. 28.hxg6 hxg6
29. 29.Qd7 Rh8
30. 30.Rxh8 Kxh8
31. 31.Qxf7 Qh4+
32. 32.Kf1 Qh1+
33. 33.Kf2 Qh4+
34. 34.Kf1 Qh1+
35. 35.Kf2

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