Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 4.3
Date 2019.07.31
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6b1/3k2P1/8/4BP2/4B3/P1p5/2Kb4/8 b - - 4 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 Nc6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 g6
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Bc4 Bg7
  9. 9.e5 Nd7
  10. 10.exd6 Ne5
  11. 11.Bb3 Ba6
  12. 12.Bg5 Qxd6
  13. 13.Qxd6 exd6
  14. 14.O-O-O h6
  15. 15.Be3 d5
  16. 16.Bc5 O-O-O
  17. 17.Bxa7 Rhe8
  18. 18.Bb6 Rd6
  19. 19.Ne4 Nd3+
  20. 20.cxd3 dxe4
  21. 21.dxe4 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Rxd1 Rxe4
  23. 23.Rd8+ Kb7
  24. 24.Be3 Re7
  25. 25.Bc5 Re1+
  26. 26.Rd1 Re2
  27. 27.Rd2 Rxd2
  28. 28.Kxd2 Bf1
  29. 29.g3 f5
  30. 30.h4 Bxb2
  31. 31.Be3 g5
  32. 32.hxg5 hxg5
  33. 33.Bxg5 c5
  34. 34.Bc2 Bh3
  35. 35.Be3 Kb6
  36. 36.Bd3 Ba3
  37. 37.Kc2 Bb4
  38. 38.Kb3 Kc6
  39. 39.a3 Ba5
  40. 40.Kc4 Bg2
  41. 41.Bxf5 Bd5+
  42. 42.Kd3 c4+
  43. 43.Kc2 Kd6
  44. 44.g4 Bc6
  45. 45.Bd4 Ba4+
  46. 46.Kb2 Bd2
  47. 47.Bf6 Kd5
  48. 48.g5 c3+
  49. 49.Kb1 Bb3
  50. 50.g6 Kc5
  51. 51.g7 Kb5
  52. 52.Bh7 Ka5
  53. 53.Be5 Kb5
  54. 54.Bd3+ Ka5
  55. 55.f4 Bg8
  56. 56.Bc2 Kb5
  57. 57.f5 Kc6
  58. 58.Be4+ Kd7
  59. 59.Kc2

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