Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.29
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/6b1/3p4/3P4/B3Np1n/5PpP/4K3/8 w - - 3 55

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 Bb7
  7. 7.Nbd2 Nbd7
  8. 8.O-O g6
  9. 9.Re1 Bg7
  10. 10.Nf1 O-O
  11. 11.Ng3 Rc8
  12. 12.d4 cxd4
  13. 13.cxd4 e5
  14. 14.d5 Nc5
  15. 15.Bc2 b4
  16. 16.a3 a5
  17. 17.axb4 axb4
  18. 18.Be3 Qb6
  19. 19.Nd2 Qb5
  20. 20.b3 Ra8
  21. 21.Nc4 Rxa1
  22. 22.Qxa1 Ra8
  23. 23.Qb2 Ra6
  24. 24.Ra1 Nfd7
  25. 25.Rxa6 Qxa6
  26. 26.Bd2 Bf8
  27. 27.Bxb4 Qb5
  28. 28.Bd2 Ba6
  29. 29.h3 h5
  30. 30.Qc3 h4
  31. 31.Nf1 Nf6
  32. 32.f3 Nh5
  33. 33.Be3 Nf4
  34. 34.Kh2 Ne2
  35. 35.Qb2 Nd4
  36. 36.Nfd2 Qb4
  37. 37.Bd1 Bxc4
  38. 38.Nxc4 Qe1
  39. 39.Qd2 Qg3+
  40. 40.Kg1 Ncxb3
  41. 41.Qf2 Nc5
  42. 42.Qxg3 hxg3
  43. 43.Bg5 f5
  44. 44.exf5 gxf5
  45. 45.Be3 f4
  46. 46.Bxd4 exd4
  47. 47.Nd2 d3
  48. 48.Ne4 Nd7
  49. 49.Kf1 Ne5
  50. 50.Ke1 Nc4
  51. 51.Ba4 Ne3
  52. 52.Kd2 Nxg2
  53. 53.Kxd3 Nh4
  54. 54.Ke2 Bg7

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