Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.23
Date 2018.10.11
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

8/p5k1/1p2Bpp1/2p1b3/2P1P1K1/7P/P7/8 w - - 3 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 e6
  2. 2.c4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.g3 O-O
  6. 6.Bg2 dxc4
  7. 7.Ne5 Qd6
  8. 8.Nxc4 Qa6
  9. 9.Qb3 Nc6
  10. 10.e3 Bd7
  11. 11.Ne5 Rad8
  12. 12.Nxd7 Rxd7
  13. 13.Qb5 Qxb5
  14. 14.Nxb5 e5
  15. 15.dxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Ke2 c6
  17. 17.Nc3 Rfd8
  18. 18.Bh3 Rd6
  19. 19.Rd1 Ne4
  20. 20.Rxd6 Nxc3+
  21. 21.bxc3 Bxd6
  22. 22.e4 Bc5
  23. 23.Bg5 f6
  24. 24.Bf4 Nd3
  25. 25.Rd1 Nxf4+
  26. 26.gxf4 Rxd1
  27. 27.Kxd1 Bxf2
  28. 28.Bc8 b6
  29. 29.Bd7 Be3
  30. 30.f5 c5
  31. 31.Ke2 Bf4
  32. 32.h3 g6
  33. 33.fxg6 hxg6
  34. 34.Kf3 Be5
  35. 35.Be6+ Kg7
  36. 36.c4 Kh6
  37. 37.Kg4 Kg7

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