Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

World Rapid 2019 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2019
Site Moscow RUS
Round 12.2
Date 2019.12.28
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

2r2k2/pR4p1/3p3p/4p3/P1r5/4R2P/5PP1/6K1 w - - 1 28

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 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 Be6
  9. 9.Bb3 O-O
  10. 10.O-O Rc8
  11. 11.Bg5 Ne8
  12. 12.Be3 Nf6
  13. 13.Re1 Qa5
  14. 14.Bg5 Rfd8
  15. 15.Nd5 Bxd5
  16. 16.Bxd5 Nxd5
  17. 17.exd5 Bxg5
  18. 18.Nxg5 h6
  19. 19.Nxf7 Kxf7
  20. 20.dxc6 Rxc6
  21. 21.c3 Qb5
  22. 22.a4 Qxb2
  23. 23.Rb1 Qxc3
  24. 24.Qd5+ Kf8
  25. 25.Re3 Qc4
  26. 26.Qxc4 Rxc4
  27. 27.Rxb7 Rdc8

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