Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

10th London Classic 2018 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 10th London Classic 2018
Site London ENG
Round 2.1
Date 2018.12.15
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D86)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/2N2k2/pr4p1/Rb2p2p/4P2P/5P2/5K2/8 w - - 8 51

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.Bc4 c5
  8. 8.Ne2 Nc6
  9. 9.Be3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O b6
  11. 11.Rc1 Bb7
  12. 12.Qd2 e6
  13. 13.Rfd1 Rc8
  14. 14.f3 cxd4
  15. 15.cxd4 Qd6
  16. 16.Bh6 Bxh6
  17. 17.Qxh6 Na5
  18. 18.Bd3 Rxc1
  19. 19.Qxc1 Rc8
  20. 20.Qd2 e5
  21. 21.d5 Nc4
  22. 22.Bxc4 Rxc4
  23. 23.Qe3 Rc2
  24. 24.a3 Ba6
  25. 25.Ng3 Qc5
  26. 26.Qxc5 Rxc5
  27. 27.d6 Rc8
  28. 28.a4 Bc4
  29. 29.a5 bxa5
  30. 30.d7 Rd8
  31. 31.Rc1 Be6
  32. 32.Ra1 Rxd7
  33. 33.Rxa5 f6
  34. 34.Nf1 Rd1
  35. 35.Kf2 a6
  36. 36.Ne3 Rd2+
  37. 37.Kg1 Rd6
  38. 38.h4 Kf7
  39. 39.g4 Bd7
  40. 40.g5 Bb5
  41. 41.Kf2 Ke6
  42. 42.gxf6 Kxf6
  43. 43.Nd5+ Kf7
  44. 44.Nc7 Rb6
  45. 45.Ke3 h6
  46. 46.Kf2 h5
  47. 47.Kg3 Be2
  48. 48.Kf2 Bb5
  49. 49.Kg3 Be2
  50. 50.Kf2 Bb5

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