Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · Modern Benoni · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 10.5
Date 2017.06.25
Opening Modern Benoni (A78)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p3pk1/3p2p1/P2P2P1/8/1p6/rR3K2/5n2 w - - 1 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Be2 c5
  6. 6.d5 e6
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.Nc3 exd5
  9. 9.cxd5 Na6
  10. 10.Nd2 Re8
  11. 11.e4 Rb8
  12. 12.Re1 Bd7
  13. 13.h3 Nc7
  14. 14.a4 a6
  15. 15.a5 Nb5
  16. 16.Bf1 Nh5
  17. 17.g4 Nf6
  18. 18.Bg2 h5
  19. 19.Nxb5 Bxb5
  20. 20.Ra3 hxg4
  21. 21.hxg4 Nd7
  22. 22.Ree3 c4
  23. 23.b3 cxb3
  24. 24.Rexb3 Rc8
  25. 25.Bb2 Bxb2
  26. 26.Rxb2 Qf6
  27. 27.Rbb3 Kg7
  28. 28.Rg3 Ne5
  29. 29.Nf3 Qf4
  30. 30.Ra1 Qxe4
  31. 31.Nd4 Qf4
  32. 32.Nxb5 axb5
  33. 33.Qb3 Nxg4
  34. 34.Rf1 b4
  35. 35.Qb2+ Rc3
  36. 36.Rd1 Re5
  37. 37.Qd2 Qxd2
  38. 38.Rxd2 Rxg3
  39. 39.fxg3 Re1+
  40. 40.Bf1 Ne3
  41. 41.Kf2 Nxf1
  42. 42.Rb2 Ra1
  43. 43.g4 b3
  44. 44.g5 Ra2

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