Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 32 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.25
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5pp1/4p2p/4P2P/1b1r1P2/1n1pQ3/1Pq2PK1/2B1RN2 w - - 1 33

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.Bb3 b6
  7. 7.O-O Bb7
  8. 8.c3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Nbd2 Be7
  10. 10.Re1 O-O
  11. 11.Bc2 b5
  12. 12.d4 Qc7
  13. 13.e5 Nd5
  14. 14.Ne4 dxe5
  15. 15.dxe5 Rfd8
  16. 16.Ng3 Nf8
  17. 17.Qe2 c4
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.Rxa8 Rxa8
  20. 20.h4 b4
  21. 21.cxb4 Nxb4
  22. 22.Bb1 Rd8
  23. 23.h5 Nd3
  24. 24.Bxd3 cxd3
  25. 25.Qe3 Bxf3
  26. 26.gxf3 Qc2
  27. 27.Qd2 Nd7
  28. 28.Kg2 Nc5
  29. 29.Nf1 Nb3
  30. 30.Qf4 Rd4
  31. 31.Qe3 h6
  32. 32.f4 Bb4

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