Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 57 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.12
Date 2020.11.25
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D82)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/7k/8/1K6/1n6/8/8/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.Bf4 Bg7
  5. 5.e3 dxc4
  6. 6.Bxc4 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 Nbd7
  8. 8.Nf3 c5
  9. 9.O-O cxd4
  10. 10.Nb5 Nh5
  11. 11.Bc7 Qe8
  12. 12.exd4 Bh6
  13. 13.Re1 Bxc1
  14. 14.Nd6 exd6
  15. 15.Rxe8 Rxe8
  16. 16.Qxc1 Nb6
  17. 17.Bxb6 axb6
  18. 18.Ng5 Re7
  19. 19.h3 Be6
  20. 20.Nxe6 fxe6
  21. 21.Qg5 Kf7
  22. 22.g4 d5
  23. 23.Bd3 Nf6
  24. 24.Qf4 Kg7
  25. 25.Qe5 Kf7
  26. 26.a3 Rc8
  27. 27.Kg2 Rd8
  28. 28.a4 Ne4
  29. 29.f3 Nd6
  30. 30.h4 Ke8
  31. 31.Qe1 Kd7
  32. 32.Qb4 Kc7
  33. 33.a5 bxa5
  34. 34.Qxa5+ Kc8
  35. 35.Kg3 Rf7
  36. 36.Be2 h5
  37. 37.Bd3 Rdf8
  38. 38.Qc3+ Kd7
  39. 39.Bxg6 Rxf3+
  40. 40.Qxf3 Rxf3+
  41. 41.Kxf3 hxg4+
  42. 42.Kxg4 Nb5
  43. 43.h5 Ke7
  44. 44.Kg5 Nxd4
  45. 45.h6 Nf3+
  46. 46.Kf4 Nh4
  47. 47.Bd3 Kf6
  48. 48.h7 Kg7
  49. 49.Ke5 Nf3+
  50. 50.Kxe6 Ne1
  51. 51.Bf5 d4
  52. 52.Kd6 d3
  53. 53.Bxd3 Nxd3
  54. 54.Kc7 b5
  55. 55.b4 Nxb4
  56. 56.Kb6 Kxh7
  57. 57.Kxb5

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