Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 30
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1P4k1/6pR/R6p/8/1r6/1r4PK/8 w - - 7 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 g6
  2. 2.Bb2 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 Bg7
  4. 4.Nf3 O-O
  5. 5.d4 b6
  6. 6.c4 Bb7
  7. 7.Nc3 e6
  8. 8.Qc2 d6
  9. 9.Rd1 Nbd7
  10. 10.Be2 a6
  11. 11.O-O Qe7
  12. 12.e4 e5
  13. 13.Nd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.cxd5 exd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Nc5
  16. 16.Bf3 a5
  17. 17.a3 Rfe8
  18. 18.Rfe1 f5
  19. 19.b4 axb4
  20. 20.axb4 Nxe4
  21. 21.Bxe4 fxe4
  22. 22.Ne6 Bxb2
  23. 23.Qxb2 Bxd5
  24. 24.Nxc7 Qxc7
  25. 25.Rxd5 Qf7
  26. 26.Rxd6 Ra2
  27. 27.Qf6 Rf8
  28. 28.Qxf7+ Rxf7
  29. 29.Rf1 e3
  30. 30.fxe3 Rc7
  31. 31.Rd4 Rcc2
  32. 32.Rg4 Re2
  33. 33.h4 Rxe3
  34. 34.Rf6 Rae2
  35. 35.Rxb6 Re4
  36. 36.Rg5 Rxh4
  37. 37.Rb7 Re1+
  38. 38.Kf2 Rb1
  39. 39.Ra5 Rf4+
  40. 40.Kg3 Rf7
  41. 41.Rb8+ Kg7
  42. 42.b5 Rb3+
  43. 43.Kh2 h5
  44. 44.b6 Rf2
  45. 45.Ra7+ Kh6
  46. 46.b7 Rfb2
  47. 47.Rh8+ Kg5
  48. 48.Ra5+ Kf6
  49. 49.Rh6 Kg7

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