Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 37 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.15
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4R3/1b3k2/p1q3p1/1p5Q/1Pp5/P7/r5PP/6K1 w - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 a6
  5. 5.c3 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 e6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Bb7
  8. 8.O-O Nbd7
  9. 9.Re1 Be7
  10. 10.Bc2 Qc7
  11. 11.d4 Rc8
  12. 12.Bb1 O-O
  13. 13.e5 Nd5
  14. 14.Ne4 dxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Rfd8
  16. 16.Ng3 Nf8
  17. 17.Qe2 c4
  18. 18.Nh5 Ng6
  19. 19.a3 Nb6
  20. 20.Nd4 Nd7
  21. 21.f4 Nc5
  22. 22.f5 Rxd4
  23. 23.cxd4 Nb3
  24. 24.fxg6 hxg6
  25. 25.Ra2 Nxd4
  26. 26.Qg4 gxh5
  27. 27.Qxh5 Nf5
  28. 28.Bxf5 exf5
  29. 29.Qxf5 Qc6
  30. 30.Qg4 Rd8
  31. 31.Be3 Bc5
  32. 32.e6 Rd2
  33. 33.exf7+ Kf8
  34. 34.b4 Bxe3+
  35. 35.Rxe3 Rxa2
  36. 36.Re8+ Kxf7
  37. 37.Qh5+ g6

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