Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Croatia GCT 2019 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 9.6
Date 2019.07.05
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p1p/Q5p1/8/P7/7P/6PK/4q3 b - - 12 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O a6
  6. 6.c4 g6
  7. 7.Nc3 Bg7
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.h3 Ne8
  10. 10.d4 Nc7
  11. 11.Bxd7 cxd4
  12. 12.Bxc8 dxc3
  13. 13.Bxb7 Rb8
  14. 14.bxc3 Rxb7
  15. 15.Be3 Bxc3
  16. 16.Rc1 Bb2
  17. 17.Rb1 Ne6
  18. 18.e5 Qc7
  19. 19.exd6 exd6
  20. 20.Qd5 Rbb8
  21. 21.Rfd1 Bf6
  22. 22.Rbc1 Rfd8
  23. 23.Nd2 Nc5
  24. 24.Ne4 Nxe4
  25. 25.Qxe4 Rb2
  26. 26.Qf3 Be5
  27. 27.Qd5 Re8
  28. 28.c5 dxc5
  29. 29.Rxc5 Qb8
  30. 30.Qc4 Rb1
  31. 31.Rd5 Rxd1+
  32. 32.Rxd1 Rd8
  33. 33.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  34. 34.f4 Qc7
  35. 35.Qxa6 Bxf4
  36. 36.Bxf4 Qxf4
  37. 37.a4 Qd4+
  38. 38.Kh1 Qa1+
  39. 39.Kh2 Qe5+
  40. 40.Kh1 Qe1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Qe5+
  42. 42.Kh1 Qe1+
  43. 43.Kh2

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