Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Gibraltar Masters TB 2018 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Gibraltar Masters TB 2018
Site Caleta ENG
Round 1.1
Date 2018.02.01
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/p1R1k2p/P2rpn1P/8/5P2/8/2B1K3/8 b - - 8 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Qa4+ Qd7
  8. 8.Qb3 O-O
  9. 9.Nf3 c5
  10. 10.Be3 b6
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc7
  12. 12.Be2 Nd7
  13. 13.e5 e6
  14. 14.h4 Bb7
  15. 15.h5 Rac8
  16. 16.h6 Bh8
  17. 17.O-O Bd5
  18. 18.Qa3 f6
  19. 19.c4 Bxf3
  20. 20.Bxf3 cxd4
  21. 21.Bxd4 fxe5
  22. 22.Be3 Bf6
  23. 23.Bg4 Rfe8
  24. 24.f4 e4
  25. 25.Rfe1 Nf8
  26. 26.Rc1 Red8
  27. 27.c5 bxc5
  28. 28.Rxc5 Qe7
  29. 29.Ra5 Qxa3
  30. 30.Rxa3 Rd3
  31. 31.Ra4 Bh4
  32. 32.Bf2 Bxf2+
  33. 33.Kxf2 Rc2+
  34. 34.Re2 e3+
  35. 35.Kf3 Rxe2
  36. 36.Kxe2 Rd7
  37. 37.Kxe3 Kf7
  38. 38.Ra6 Kf6
  39. 39.Rc6 Re7
  40. 40.Ra6 Rd7
  41. 41.Rc6 Re7
  42. 42.g3 Nd7
  43. 43.Bd1 g5
  44. 44.Bc2 gxf4+
  45. 45.gxf4 Nb6
  46. 46.Be4 Nd7
  47. 47.a4 Kf7
  48. 48.Kf3 Nf6
  49. 49.a5 Rb7
  50. 50.Bc2 Ke7
  51. 51.a6 Rd7
  52. 52.Ke2 Rd6
  53. 53.Rc7+ Rd7
  54. 54.Rc6 Rd6
  55. 55.Rc7+

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