Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.19
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/4k3/p1r2p2/2p1p1P1/5R1p/PP1P3P/2PK4/4R3 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 g6
  5. 5.e5 dxe5
  6. 6.Nxe5 e6
  7. 7.Qf3 Nbd7
  8. 8.Bb5 Be7
  9. 9.Bxd7+ Bxd7
  10. 10.Qxb7 Rb8
  11. 11.Qf3 Qc7
  12. 12.Nxd7 Nxd7
  13. 13.O-O O-O
  14. 14.Nd2 Ne5
  15. 15.Qg3 Rfc8
  16. 16.b3 Nc6
  17. 17.Qxc7 Rxc7
  18. 18.Nc4 Rd7
  19. 19.a3 Nd4
  20. 20.Ra2 g5
  21. 21.Be3 h5
  22. 22.Bxd4 Rxd4
  23. 23.Re1 Rc8
  24. 24.Raa1 Rc6
  25. 25.Re2 f6
  26. 26.g3 Kf7
  27. 27.Kg2 Rc7
  28. 28.h3 e5
  29. 29.Ne3 Kg6
  30. 30.g4 Bf8
  31. 31.f3 h4
  32. 32.Nf5 Rd8
  33. 33.Re4 a6
  34. 34.Ra4 Rc6
  35. 35.Kf2 Kf7
  36. 36.Ke2 Ke6
  37. 37.Rc4 Rdc8
  38. 38.Kd2 Be7
  39. 39.Re1 Kd7
  40. 40.f4 gxf4
  41. 41.Nxe7 Kxe7
  42. 42.Rxf4 Rd8
  43. 43.g5

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