Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 12.1
Date 2019.05.12
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Q2/1p1r3k/pq1Pp1np/3P2p1/4B3/1P4PP/P6K/5R2 w - - 3 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 g6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bg7
  7. 7.g3 Nc6
  8. 8.Be3 O-O
  9. 9.Bg2 Nxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 Be6
  11. 11.O-O a6
  12. 12.Re1 Rc8
  13. 13.Nd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Nd7
  15. 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
  16. 16.c3 Re8
  17. 17.Qd4+ Kg8
  18. 18.Re2 Qb6
  19. 19.Qh4 Ne5
  20. 20.Kh2 Kg7
  21. 21.Rd1 Rc4
  22. 22.Qg5 h6
  23. 23.Qd2 Rc7
  24. 24.Rde1 Qb5
  25. 25.f4 Nc4
  26. 26.Qd4+ Kg8
  27. 27.b3 Nb6
  28. 28.c4 Qa5
  29. 29.f5 g5
  30. 30.f6 Nd7
  31. 31.fxe7 Ne5
  32. 32.c5 Ng6
  33. 33.cxd6 Rd7
  34. 34.Qf6 Qb6
  35. 35.Rf1 Nh8
  36. 36.Re6 fxe6
  37. 37.Qf8+ Rxf8
  38. 38.exf8=Q+ Kh7
  39. 39.Be4+ Ng6

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