Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 12.4
Date 2018.06.16
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/1p3q2/p2p3p/P1p1p1p1/8/2N3RP/5rQK/8 w - - 4 43

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.Bd2 Na5
  9. 9.Qe2 Nxc4
  10. 10.dxc4 Be6
  11. 11.Rad1 Qc7
  12. 12.Bg5 Ne8
  13. 13.b3 h6
  14. 14.Bxe7 Qxe7
  15. 15.Rd3 a6
  16. 16.a4 Rc8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Rc6
  18. 18.Nh2 f5
  19. 19.exf5 Bxf5
  20. 20.Nd5 Qe6
  21. 21.Rf3 Rc8
  22. 22.Nf1 Bg6
  23. 23.Nf4 Rxf4
  24. 24.Rxf4 Bxc2
  25. 25.Rc1 Bxb3
  26. 26.a5 Ba4
  27. 27.Rg4 Nf6
  28. 28.Rg3 Bc6
  29. 29.Ne3 Rf8
  30. 30.Nd1 Qf7
  31. 31.Rd3 Nh5
  32. 32.g3 Qg6
  33. 33.Rd2 Rf3
  34. 34.Rd5 Bxd5
  35. 35.cxd5 Nxg3
  36. 36.fxg3 Qxg3+
  37. 37.Qg2 Qe1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qe4
  39. 39.Rc4 Qxd5
  40. 40.Rg4 g5
  41. 41.Nc3 Qf7
  42. 42.Rg3 Rf2

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