Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Online Nations Cup Prelim · 2020 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Online Nations Cup Prelim
Site chess.com INT
Round 9.2
Date 2020.05.09
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

7q/1p1b1k1r/p2bp3/3p1p2/P2P1Npp/1P2P1P1/3QNPP1/2R3K1 w - - 9 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.cxd5 cxd5
  5. 5.Bf4 Nc6
  6. 6.e3 Bf5
  7. 7.Qb3 Na5
  8. 8.Qa4+ Bd7
  9. 9.Qc2 e6
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb4
  11. 11.Nf3 Nh5
  12. 12.Be5 f6
  13. 13.Bg3 f5
  14. 14.a3 Be7
  15. 15.O-O Rc8
  16. 16.Qe2 O-O
  17. 17.Rac1 Nxg3
  18. 18.hxg3 Bd6
  19. 19.Bb5 Nc6
  20. 20.Rc2 g5
  21. 21.Bxc6 Rxc6
  22. 22.Rfc1 g4
  23. 23.Ne1 h5
  24. 24.Nd3 h4
  25. 25.Nf4 Rf7
  26. 26.Na2 Rxc2
  27. 27.Rxc2 Qf6
  28. 28.Rd2 Rh7
  29. 29.Nc3 a6
  30. 30.Rd1 Kf7
  31. 31.Qc2 Qh6
  32. 32.a4 Rh8
  33. 33.Nce2 Qf6
  34. 34.b3 Rh6
  35. 35.Rc1 Qh8
  36. 36.Qd2 Rh7
  37. 37.Qc2 Rh6
  38. 38.Qd2 Rh7

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