Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 62 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 18.4
Date 2018.08.15
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/PR6/6pp/5p2/7P/r5P1/1p1K4/1k6 w - - 0 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Be2 g6
  8. 8.c4 Bg7
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Qe3 b6
  11. 11.Rd1 Bb7
  12. 12.Ng5 Qc7
  13. 13.f3 Rac8
  14. 14.Bd2 e6
  15. 15.Rac1 Rfe8
  16. 16.Qf2 Qb8
  17. 17.Bf4 Bf8
  18. 18.Nh3 Red8
  19. 19.Be3 d5
  20. 20.cxd5 exd5
  21. 21.exd5 b5
  22. 22.a3 Bd6
  23. 23.Kh1 Re8
  24. 24.Ba7 Qa8
  25. 25.Bd4 Nxd5
  26. 26.Ne4 Be7
  27. 27.Bf1 Rxc1
  28. 28.Rxc1 Qd8
  29. 29.Rd1 Qc7
  30. 30.Qd2 N5f6
  31. 31.Nhf2 Nxe4
  32. 32.Nxe4 Bxe4
  33. 33.fxe4 Bf6
  34. 34.Bf2 Ne5
  35. 35.Qd6 Qxd6
  36. 36.Rxd6 Ng4
  37. 37.Bg3 Bxb2
  38. 38.Rxa6 Rxe4
  39. 39.h3 Re3
  40. 40.Bh4 Nh6
  41. 41.Bg5 Re1
  42. 42.Bxh6 Rxf1+
  43. 43.Kh2 Be5+
  44. 44.g3 f6
  45. 45.Kg2 Ra1
  46. 46.Ra7 f5
  47. 47.Bf4 Ra2+
  48. 48.Kf3 Bd4
  49. 49.Ra8+ Kf7
  50. 50.Be3 Bxe3
  51. 51.Kxe3 b4
  52. 52.a4 Ra3+
  53. 53.Kf2 Ke6
  54. 54.a5 Kd5
  55. 55.a6 Kc4
  56. 56.Ke2 Kb3
  57. 57.Kd2 Ka2
  58. 58.Rb8 b3
  59. 59.Rb6 Kb2
  60. 60.h4 Kb1
  61. 61.Rb7 b2
  62. 62.a7 h6

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