Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.13
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/8/BB2kp2/3bp1p1/5nP1/2P2P2/5K2/8 b - - 12 66

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 O-O
  10. 10.Bc2 Nbd7
  11. 11.d4 Qc7
  12. 12.e5 Nd5
  13. 13.Ne4 cxd4
  14. 14.exd6 Bxd6
  15. 15.Nxd6 Qxd6
  16. 16.Qxd4 Rfc8
  17. 17.Bg5 h6
  18. 18.Bh4 Qf4
  19. 19.Qd3 N7f6
  20. 20.Bg3 Qc4
  21. 21.Qd1 Rd8
  22. 22.Ne5 Qc5
  23. 23.Qe2 Qb6
  24. 24.Rad1 Rac8
  25. 25.h3 Ne7
  26. 26.Kh2 Nf5
  27. 27.Bf4 Rxd1
  28. 28.Rxd1 Nd5
  29. 29.Bc1 Qc7
  30. 30.Kg1 Rd8
  31. 31.Nf3 Nde7
  32. 32.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  33. 33.Qd1 Qd5
  34. 34.a3 Qxd1+
  35. 35.Bxd1 Nd6
  36. 36.Ne5 Bd5
  37. 37.Nd3 Nc6
  38. 38.a4 Nb7
  39. 39.Nf4 Be4
  40. 40.f3 Bb1
  41. 41.axb5 axb5
  42. 42.Be2 Nd6
  43. 43.Nd3 Ba2
  44. 44.Bf4 Nb7
  45. 45.Ne5 Nxe5
  46. 46.Bxe5 Bc4
  47. 47.Bd1 f6
  48. 48.Bd4 e5
  49. 49.Bb6 Kf7
  50. 50.Kf2 Ke6
  51. 51.Ke3 Nd6
  52. 52.Bc5 g5
  53. 53.b3 Bd5
  54. 54.g3 Nf5+
  55. 55.Kf2 h5
  56. 56.g4 hxg4
  57. 57.hxg4 Nh4
  58. 58.Be3 Ng6
  59. 59.Be2 Bxb3
  60. 60.Bxb5 Nf4
  61. 61.Bb6 Bd5
  62. 62.Ba6 Bc6
  63. 63.Bc4+ Bd5
  64. 64.Ba6 Bc6
  65. 65.Bc4+ Bd5
  66. 66.Ba6

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