Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 69 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 4.33
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B35)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

8/1R3p1k/4pPp1/r3n1P1/4BK2/8/8/8 w - - 19 70

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bc4 O-O
  8. 8.Bb3 d6
  9. 9.h3 Nxd4
  10. 10.Bxd4 Bd7
  11. 11.O-O Bc6
  12. 12.Qd3 a5
  13. 13.a3 Nd7
  14. 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
  15. 15.Ba2 Qb6
  16. 16.Rab1 Rac8
  17. 17.Kh1 Nf6
  18. 18.f4 Rfd8
  19. 19.Rfe1 e6
  20. 20.Kh2 d5
  21. 21.e5 Ne4
  22. 22.Ne2 Bb5
  23. 23.Qd4 Qa6
  24. 24.Qe3 Rxc2
  25. 25.Nd4 Rcc8
  26. 26.Rbd1 Bd7
  27. 27.Bb1 Bc6
  28. 28.g4 Kg8
  29. 29.f5 Qb6
  30. 30.Re2 Qc7
  31. 31.Nf3 d4
  32. 32.Qf4 d3
  33. 33.Rxd3 Rxd3
  34. 34.Bxd3 Nc5
  35. 35.f6 Qd8
  36. 36.Bc2 Bxf3
  37. 37.Qxf3 Qd4
  38. 38.Qe3 Qxe3
  39. 39.Rxe3 Rd8
  40. 40.Rc3 b6
  41. 41.b4 axb4
  42. 42.axb4 Na6
  43. 43.Rc4 b5
  44. 44.Rc3 Nxb4
  45. 45.Be4 h6
  46. 46.h4 Nd5
  47. 47.Rc5 Ne3
  48. 48.Kg3 b4
  49. 49.Rb5 Nc4
  50. 50.g5 hxg5
  51. 51.hxg5 b3
  52. 52.Kf4 b2
  53. 53.Bb1 Rd1
  54. 54.Bc2 Rd4+
  55. 55.Kf3 Rd5
  56. 56.Rb8+ Kh7
  57. 57.Rb7 Nxe5+
  58. 58.Kf4 Rc5
  59. 59.Be4 Ra5
  60. 60.Rxb2 Nd7
  61. 61.Rb7 Ne5
  62. 62.Rc7 Kg8
  63. 63.Rb7 Kh7
  64. 64.Rb8 Nd7
  65. 65.Rd8 Ne5
  66. 66.Rf8 Rc5
  67. 67.Ra8 Rb5
  68. 68.Ra7 Rc5
  69. 69.Rb7 Ra5

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