Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Skilling Open Prelim · 2020 · Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 5.1
Date 2020.11.22
Opening Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer (B68)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/5p1p/8/1R1bkp1N/3n4/3K4/1P6/8 w - - 20 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Bg5 e6
  7. 7.Qd2 a6
  8. 8.O-O-O Bd7
  9. 9.f4 Be7
  10. 10.Nf3 b5
  11. 11.e5 b4
  12. 12.exf6 bxc3
  13. 13.Qxc3 gxf6
  14. 14.Bh4 Rg8
  15. 15.Kb1 Rb8
  16. 16.h3 Qa5
  17. 17.Qxa5 Nxa5
  18. 18.Bxa6 Rxg2
  19. 19.Rhg1 Rg6
  20. 20.f5 exf5
  21. 21.Bg3 Nc6
  22. 22.Bxd6 Bxd6
  23. 23.Rxd6 Rxg1+
  24. 24.Nxg1 Ke7
  25. 25.Rd1 f4
  26. 26.Rf1 Rg8
  27. 27.Ne2 Bxh3
  28. 28.Re1 f3
  29. 29.Ng1+ Be6
  30. 30.Nxf3 Nb4
  31. 31.Bb5 Nxa2
  32. 32.c3 Rg3
  33. 33.Nd4 Nxc3+
  34. 34.Kc2 Nxb5
  35. 35.Nf5+ Kd7
  36. 36.Nxg3 f5
  37. 37.Rf1 Kd6
  38. 38.Kd3 Ke5
  39. 39.Nh5 Bd5
  40. 40.Rc1 Nd4
  41. 41.Rc5 Nb3
  42. 42.Rb5 Nd4
  43. 43.Rb8 Ne6
  44. 44.Rb5 Nd4
  45. 45.Rc5 Nb3
  46. 46.Rb5 Nd4

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