Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2018 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 5.4
Date 2018.06.13
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

6k1/p4ppp/4n3/1p1p2P1/2pB4/P1P4P/BP1p3b/3NrQK1 w - - 8 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 e5
  5. 5.Bc4 Be7
  6. 6.d3 Nc6
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.a3 Be6
  9. 9.Nd5 Bxd5
  10. 10.exd5 Nd4
  11. 11.Nh2 Qd7
  12. 12.f4 e4
  13. 13.c3 Nf5
  14. 14.g4 Nh4
  15. 15.Qe1 b5
  16. 16.Ba2 exd3
  17. 17.Qxh4 c4
  18. 18.Qg3 Nxd5
  19. 19.Qg2 Nc7
  20. 20.Be3 Rfe8
  21. 21.g5 Qf5
  22. 22.Ng4 Bf8
  23. 23.Rae1 d5
  24. 24.Bd4 Rxe1
  25. 25.Rxe1 Bd6
  26. 26.Ne3 Re8
  27. 27.Nxf5 Rxe1+
  28. 28.Qf1 d2
  29. 29.Ne3 Ne6
  30. 30.Kf2 Bxf4
  31. 31.Nd1 Bg3+
  32. 32.Kg1 Bh2+
  33. 33.Kf2 Bg3+
  34. 34.Kg1 Bh2+

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