Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Rapid 2018 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 68 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.3
Date 2018.08.13
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 68
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/P7/2R5/1P1k4/7r/1K6 b - - 0 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Qxd4 a6
  6. 6.Be2 Ngf6
  7. 7.c4 g6
  8. 8.Nc3 Bg7
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Qe3 b6
  11. 11.Rd1 Bb7
  12. 12.Ng5 Qc7
  13. 13.f3 Rac8
  14. 14.Bd2 Ne5
  15. 15.b3 e6
  16. 16.Rac1 h6
  17. 17.Nh3 g5
  18. 18.Na4 Ned7
  19. 19.Bc3 Rfd8
  20. 20.Nf2 Nc5
  21. 21.Nxc5 bxc5
  22. 22.f4 gxf4
  23. 23.Qxf4 Qe7
  24. 24.Rd3 e5
  25. 25.Qh4 Rd7
  26. 26.Bf3 Kh7
  27. 27.Rf1 Rg8
  28. 28.Bd2 Bf8
  29. 29.Nh1 Nd5
  30. 30.Qxe7 Nxe7
  31. 31.Ng3 f5
  32. 32.exf5 Rxg3
  33. 33.hxg3 e4
  34. 34.Bg4 exd3
  35. 35.f6 Rc7
  36. 36.fxe7 Bxe7
  37. 37.Bf5+ Kg7
  38. 38.Bxd3 Rc8
  39. 39.Bc3+ Kg8
  40. 40.Bh7+ Kxh7
  41. 41.Rf7+ Kg8
  42. 42.Rxe7 Bc6
  43. 43.Re6 Rd8
  44. 44.Rxh6 Kf7
  45. 45.Be5 dxe5
  46. 46.Rxc6 Rd2
  47. 47.Rxa6 e4
  48. 48.a4 e3
  49. 49.Kf1 Rf2+
  50. 50.Ke1 Rxg2
  51. 51.Rc6 Rxg3
  52. 52.Rxc5 Ke6
  53. 53.Rb5 Rg2
  54. 54.Rd5 Rb2
  55. 55.Rd3 e2
  56. 56.c5 Ke5
  57. 57.c6 Rc2
  58. 58.c7 Ke4
  59. 59.Rd8 Rxc7
  60. 60.Kxe2 Rc2+
  61. 61.Kd1 Rb2
  62. 62.Rb8 Kd3
  63. 63.Kc1 Rh2
  64. 64.Rc8 Rg2
  65. 65.Kb1 Rh2
  66. 66.Rc5 Rg2
  67. 67.Rc4 Rh2
  68. 68.a5

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