Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.35
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5bk1/5p2/ppNp1Bp1/3P4/nPP3P1/4R2P/1r3PK1/8 b - - 1 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 Nf6
  2. 2.Bb2 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.d4 b6
  6. 6.Be2 Bb7
  7. 7.O-O e6
  8. 8.c4 d6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qc2 c5
  11. 11.Rad1 Qe7
  12. 12.Rfe1 a6
  13. 13.e4 cxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Rfd8
  15. 15.Bf1 Nc5
  16. 16.g3 Rac8
  17. 17.Bg2 h5
  18. 18.h3 h4
  19. 19.g4 e5
  20. 20.Nf3 Ne6
  21. 21.Bc1 Nh7
  22. 22.Nd5 Bxd5
  23. 23.exd5 Neg5
  24. 24.Nd4 Qf6
  25. 25.Nc6 Re8
  26. 26.Qd3 e4
  27. 27.Bxe4 Qc3
  28. 28.Kg2 Nxe4
  29. 29.Rxe4 Qxd3
  30. 30.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  31. 31.Rxd3 Re2
  32. 32.a4 Nf6
  33. 33.Bf4 Bf8
  34. 34.Bg5 Nd7
  35. 35.Re3 Rb2
  36. 36.Bxh4 Nc5
  37. 37.b4 Nxa4
  38. 38.Bf6

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