Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

5th Norway Chess 2017 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event 5th Norway Chess 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 4.3
Date 2017.06.10
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5rk1/1P5p/3p4/3P4/1P1Q1R2/r1N3p1/6Pq/2R2K2 b - - 2 33

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.Bd3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Ng3 Be6
  10. 10.Nd5 Bxd5
  11. 11.exd5 g6
  12. 12.c4 Ne8
  13. 13.Bh6 Ng7
  14. 14.b4 Nd7
  15. 15.Rc1 a5
  16. 16.a3 axb4
  17. 17.axb4 Ra3
  18. 18.Ne4 f5
  19. 19.Nc3 e4
  20. 20.Be2 Bg5
  21. 21.Bxg5 Qxg5
  22. 22.c5 Ne5
  23. 23.c6 Nh5
  24. 24.Bxh5 gxh5
  25. 25.Kh1 Qh4
  26. 26.Qd4 Ng4
  27. 27.h3 f4
  28. 28.Kg1 e3
  29. 29.hxg4 hxg4
  30. 30.cxb7 exf2+
  31. 31.Rxf2 g3
  32. 32.Rxf4 Qh2+
  33. 33.Kf1

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