Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 73 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 4.21
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3k4/8/1r4K1/8/2R5 w - - 1 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 a6
  5. 5.a4 e6
  6. 6.Bb3 b6
  7. 7.O-O Bb7
  8. 8.Re1 Be7
  9. 9.c3 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 b5
  11. 11.Nf1 Nbd7
  12. 12.Ng3 Re8
  13. 13.d4 Qc7
  14. 14.h3 Bf8
  15. 15.Bc2 Rad8
  16. 16.axb5 axb5
  17. 17.Qe2 Bc6
  18. 18.Bg5 h6
  19. 19.Bd2 Qb7
  20. 20.Bd3 g6
  21. 21.Nh2 Bg7
  22. 22.Bc2 Ra8
  23. 23.Rad1 Ra2
  24. 24.Bc1 Ra1
  25. 25.e5 dxe5
  26. 26.dxe5 Nh7
  27. 27.f4 c4
  28. 28.Ne4 Bxe4
  29. 29.Bxe4 Qc7
  30. 30.Be3 Rxd1
  31. 31.Rxd1 Nc5
  32. 32.Bc2 Bf8
  33. 33.Ng4 Rd8
  34. 34.Kh2 h5
  35. 35.Nf2 Be7
  36. 36.Ra1 Nf8
  37. 37.g4 hxg4
  38. 38.hxg4 g5
  39. 39.Rh1 gxf4
  40. 40.Bxf4 Bf6
  41. 41.Kg2 Bg7
  42. 42.Qe3 Ng6
  43. 43.Bxg6 fxg6
  44. 44.g5 Nd3
  45. 45.Nxd3 cxd3
  46. 46.Qe4 Qc4
  47. 47.Kf3 Rf8
  48. 48.Ke3 Rf5
  49. 49.Rd1 Bf8
  50. 50.Rxd3 Bc5+
  51. 51.Kf3 Be7
  52. 52.Qxc4 bxc4
  53. 53.Rd4 Bxg5
  54. 54.Rxc4 Bxf4
  55. 55.Rxf4 Rxe5
  56. 56.b4 g5
  57. 57.Rd4 Kf7
  58. 58.Rd1 Ke7
  59. 59.c4 Rf5+
  60. 60.Ke3 Rf4
  61. 61.Rc1 Kd6
  62. 62.c5+ Kc6
  63. 63.b5+ Kxb5
  64. 64.c6 Rf8
  65. 65.c7 Rc8
  66. 66.Ke4 Kb6
  67. 67.Ke5 Rxc7
  68. 68.Rb1+ Kc6
  69. 69.Kxe6 g4
  70. 70.Kf5 g3
  71. 71.Kf4 Rb7
  72. 72.Rc1+ Kd5
  73. 73.Kxg3 Rb3+

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