Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Rapid 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 1.2
Date 2019.05.08
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3rR3/3P4/p1K5/8/5p1k/1P3P1p/P7/8 b - - 4 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Qxd4 Nc6
  5. 5.Qd2 Nf6
  6. 6.b3 e6
  7. 7.Bb2 d5
  8. 8.exd5 exd5
  9. 9.O-O-O Be6
  10. 10.Kb1 Qa5
  11. 11.Nb5 Qxd2
  12. 12.Rxd2 Ne4
  13. 13.Re2 O-O-O
  14. 14.f3 a6
  15. 15.Nd4 Nxd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 Bc5
  17. 17.Bxc5 Nxc5
  18. 18.Rd2 Rhe8
  19. 19.Ne2 Bf5
  20. 20.Kb2 Ne6
  21. 21.g4 Bg6
  22. 22.h4 h6
  23. 23.Bg2 d4
  24. 24.Rhd1 d3
  25. 25.cxd3 Nd4
  26. 26.Nxd4 Rxd4
  27. 27.Kc3 Red8
  28. 28.h5 Bh7
  29. 29.Bf1 Rf4
  30. 30.Be2 f5
  31. 31.Rg1 Rd7
  32. 32.g5 Rh4
  33. 33.gxh6 gxh6
  34. 34.d4 Rxh5
  35. 35.Bc4 Kc7
  36. 36.Rdg2 f4
  37. 37.Be6 Re7
  38. 38.Rg7 Kd6
  39. 39.Rxe7 Kxe7
  40. 40.Bc8 Bf5
  41. 41.Bxf5 Rxf5
  42. 42.Rg7+ Kf6
  43. 43.Rxb7 h5
  44. 44.Kc4 Kg6
  45. 45.d5 h4
  46. 46.d6 h3
  47. 47.Re7 Rf8
  48. 48.Kd5 Rh8
  49. 49.Re1 Kg5
  50. 50.d7 Rd8
  51. 51.Kc6 Kh4
  52. 52.Re8

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