Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

5th Norway Blitz 2017 · King's Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 63 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Norway Blitz 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.3
Date 2017.06.05
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/5P2/p7/P3K3/8/8/8 b - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 b6
  5. 5.Be2 Bb7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.Nc3 e6
  8. 8.Qc2 d5
  9. 9.cxd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Bd2 Nd7
  11. 11.Nxd5 Bxd5
  12. 12.Rfd1 c5
  13. 13.e4 Bb7
  14. 14.Bg5 Qc8
  15. 15.d5 exd5
  16. 16.exd5 Re8
  17. 17.d6 Qc6
  18. 18.Bc4 Qe4
  19. 19.Qxe4 Rxe4
  20. 20.Bb5 Nf6
  21. 21.d7 Rd8
  22. 22.Rd6 Re6
  23. 23.Rxe6 fxe6
  24. 24.Ne5 h6
  25. 25.Be3 a6
  26. 26.Bc4 Nd5
  27. 27.Nxg6 Rxd7
  28. 28.Nf4 Kf7
  29. 29.Nxd5 exd5
  30. 30.Be2 d4
  31. 31.Bd2 d3
  32. 32.Bh5+ Kf8
  33. 33.Re1 Re7
  34. 34.Rd1 Re5
  35. 35.Bg4 h5
  36. 36.Bh3 c4
  37. 37.g3 Bf3
  38. 38.Rc1 b5
  39. 39.Bf1 Kf7
  40. 40.b3 Re4
  41. 41.bxc4 bxc4
  42. 42.Ba5 Bh6
  43. 43.Rb1 d2
  44. 44.Bg2 Bxg2
  45. 45.Kxg2 Rd4
  46. 46.Rd1 Rd3
  47. 47.f4 c3
  48. 48.Bxc3 Rxc3
  49. 49.Rxd2 Bf8
  50. 50.Kh3 Be7
  51. 51.Rd5 h4
  52. 52.Ra5 hxg3
  53. 53.hxg3 Ra3
  54. 54.Rxa3 Bxa3
  55. 55.g4 Bd6
  56. 56.Kg3 Ke6
  57. 57.Kf3 a5
  58. 58.Ke4 Bc7
  59. 59.g5 Bd8
  60. 60.a4 Be7
  61. 61.f5+ Kf7
  62. 62.f6 Bxf6
  63. 63.gxf6

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