Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.27
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k1p2/p3pP1p/2Qn4/8/8/5K1P/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 a6
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.O-O b6
  7. 7.Bb3 Bb7
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be7
  9. 9.Re1 Nbd7
  10. 10.c3 O-O
  11. 11.d4 Qc7
  12. 12.e5 Nd5
  13. 13.Ne4 dxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Rfd8
  15. 15.Bc2 c4
  16. 16.Qe2 Nxe5
  17. 17.Nxe5 Qxe5
  18. 18.Qxc4 Rac8
  19. 19.Qf1 Qc7
  20. 20.Bg5 h6
  21. 21.Bxe7 Nxe7
  22. 22.Qe2 Ng6
  23. 23.Qe3 Ne5
  24. 24.Qe2 Nc4
  25. 25.b3 Nd6
  26. 26.c4 Nf5
  27. 27.f3 Nd4
  28. 28.Qf2 Bxe4
  29. 29.Rxe4 Qc5
  30. 30.Bd1 Rd7
  31. 31.a5 bxa5
  32. 32.Qe3 Rcd8
  33. 33.Kh1 Qb4
  34. 34.Qe1 Nxb3
  35. 35.Qxb4 Nxa1
  36. 36.Qxa5 Rxd1+
  37. 37.Re1 Rxe1+
  38. 38.Qxe1 Nc2
  39. 39.Qe2 Nd4
  40. 40.Qa2 Nf5
  41. 41.Kg1 Rd6
  42. 42.c5 Rc6
  43. 43.Qa5 Kh7
  44. 44.Kf2 Ne7
  45. 45.Qb4 Nd5
  46. 46.Qd4 Rc7
  47. 47.f4 g6
  48. 48.g4 Kg8
  49. 49.f5 gxf5
  50. 50.gxf5 Rc6
  51. 51.f6 Kf8
  52. 52.Qe5 Ke8
  53. 53.Qb8+ Kd7
  54. 54.Qf8 Rxc5
  55. 55.Qxc5

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