Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.17
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7r/6kn/3p1pq1/1pnPpP2/2p4Q/2P1R3/1PB3P1/R5K1 b - - 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 Be7
  9. 9.Re1 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bc2 Qc7
  11. 11.Nf1 O-O
  12. 12.Ng3 Rfe8
  13. 13.h3 Bf8
  14. 14.d4 Rac8
  15. 15.Bd3 e5
  16. 16.d5 c4
  17. 17.Bc2 g6
  18. 18.a4 Nc5
  19. 19.Be3 Nfd7
  20. 20.Nh2 Bg7
  21. 21.Qd2 Rf8
  22. 22.Bh6 f6
  23. 23.Ng4 Rf7
  24. 24.h4 Nf8
  25. 25.axb5 axb5
  26. 26.h5 Rb8
  27. 27.hxg6 hxg6
  28. 28.Bxg7 Kxg7
  29. 29.Qh6+ Kg8
  30. 30.Qh4 Kg7
  31. 31.Re3 Bc8
  32. 32.Nh6 Nh7
  33. 33.Nxf7 Qxf7
  34. 34.f4 Bd7
  35. 35.f5 Rh8
  36. 36.fxg6 Qxg6
  37. 37.Nf5+ Bxf5
  38. 38.exf5

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