Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

World Blitz 2019 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 81 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event World Blitz 2019
Site Moscow RUS
Round 18.2
Date 2019.12.30
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 81
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6R1/8/1p4r1/p2BK3/P4pk1/1P6/8/8 b - - 18 81

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.h3 g6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 Nc6
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O-O Bd7
  10. 10.g4 Rc8
  11. 11.f4 Nxd4
  12. 12.Bxd4 Bc6
  13. 13.Bg2 Qa5
  14. 14.Kb1 e5
  15. 15.Be3 exf4
  16. 16.Bxf4 Rfe8
  17. 17.Rhe1 Nd7
  18. 18.Nd5 Qxd2
  19. 19.Rxd2 Ne5
  20. 20.b3 h6
  21. 21.Red1 Kh7
  22. 22.g5 hxg5
  23. 23.Bxg5 Bxd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 Bf8
  25. 25.h4 Rc3
  26. 26.Bf4 Ng4
  27. 27.R1d3 Rc6
  28. 28.c4 Ne5
  29. 29.Rd1 b6
  30. 30.Bh3 Rc7
  31. 31.Rh1 Rc5
  32. 32.h5 Rxd5
  33. 33.cxd5 gxh5
  34. 34.Bf5+ Kg8
  35. 35.Rxh5 Nd3
  36. 36.Bg3 Nc5
  37. 37.Rh4 Be7
  38. 38.Rg4+ Kh8
  39. 39.e5 dxe5
  40. 40.Bxe5+ f6
  41. 41.Bc7 Nb7
  42. 42.Rh4+ Kg7
  43. 43.Rg4+ Kf8
  44. 44.Bf4 Bc5
  45. 45.Bh6+ Ke7
  46. 46.Rg7+ Kd6
  47. 47.Rxb7 Kxd5
  48. 48.Rd7+ Ke5
  49. 49.Bh7 a5
  50. 50.Kc2 Ke6
  51. 51.Rb7 Rd8
  52. 52.Bd3 f5
  53. 53.Bc4+ Kf6
  54. 54.Bd2 Rf8
  55. 55.Bc3+ Kg6
  56. 56.Rg7+ Kh5
  57. 57.Be2+ Kh6
  58. 58.Rg3 Rf7
  59. 59.Bf3 f4
  60. 60.Rh3+ Kg5
  61. 61.Rh5+ Kg6
  62. 62.Rd5 Re7
  63. 63.Bd2 Be3
  64. 64.Bxe3 Rxe3
  65. 65.Rd3 Re6
  66. 66.Kd2 Kg5
  67. 67.Rd8 Re3
  68. 68.Ba8 Rh3
  69. 69.Rg8+ Kf5
  70. 70.Bg2 Rh6
  71. 71.Kc3 Rd6
  72. 72.a4 Ke5
  73. 73.Re8+ Kf5
  74. 74.Kc4 Kg4
  75. 75.Rg8+ Kf5
  76. 76.Bd5 Ke5
  77. 77.Re8+ Kf6
  78. 78.Kd4 Kf5
  79. 79.Rf8+ Kg4
  80. 80.Ke5 Rg6
  81. 81.Rg8

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