Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 4.1
Date 2018.06.23
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/5p1p/2b3p1/2kp4/1p3PPP/1P2r1K1/2PR2B1/8 w - - 3 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.e4 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 a6
  5. 5.a4 Nc6
  6. 6.d4 cxd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 g6
  8. 8.Be3 Bg7
  9. 9.g3 O-O
  10. 10.Bg2 Bd7
  11. 11.O-O Ne5
  12. 12.Nde2 Nc4
  13. 13.Bc1 Rc8
  14. 14.b3 Ne5
  15. 15.Bb2 b5
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Nd4 b4
  18. 18.Nd5 e6
  19. 19.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  20. 20.Qd2 Qb6
  21. 21.Kh2 Bg7
  22. 22.Rad1 Rfd8
  23. 23.f4 Nc6
  24. 24.Nxc6 Bxc6
  25. 25.Bxg7 Kxg7
  26. 26.Qd4+ Qxd4
  27. 27.Rxd4 Ba8
  28. 28.Rf2 Rb8
  29. 29.Rfd2 Rb6
  30. 30.Rc4 d5
  31. 31.Rc7 Rc6
  32. 32.Rxc6 Bxc6
  33. 33.Rd4 Rb8
  34. 34.exd5 exd5
  35. 35.g4 Kf6
  36. 36.Kg3 Ke6
  37. 37.Bf1 Kd6
  38. 38.Rd2 Re8
  39. 39.h4 Kc5
  40. 40.Bg2 Re3+

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