Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Trompowsky Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 59 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 1.14
Date 2020.11.25
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/2k5/8/1B6/2K5/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bg5 d5
  3. 3.e3 c5
  4. 4.Bxf6 gxf6
  5. 5.c3 Qb6
  6. 6.Qd2 Nc6
  7. 7.dxc5 Qxc5
  8. 8.Ne2 e5
  9. 9.Ng3 Be6
  10. 10.Be2 O-O-O
  11. 11.O-O Kb8
  12. 12.b4 Qd6
  13. 13.Na3 d4
  14. 14.Nc4 Qc7
  15. 15.b5 Bxc4
  16. 16.Bxc4 Na5
  17. 17.Bd3 Qxc3
  18. 18.Qe2 dxe3
  19. 19.Rad1 exf2+
  20. 20.Kh1 Bc5
  21. 21.Ne4 Qa3
  22. 22.Nxf6 Bd4
  23. 23.Ng4 Qc5
  24. 24.Rc1 Qd5
  25. 25.Be4 Qe6
  26. 26.Ne3 Bxe3
  27. 27.Qxe3 f5
  28. 28.Bc2 Nc4
  29. 29.Qxf2 Rd2
  30. 30.Bxf5 Rxf2
  31. 31.Bxe6 Rxf1+
  32. 32.Rxf1 Na3
  33. 33.Rf7 Nxb5
  34. 34.Bd5 Nc7
  35. 35.Be4 h6
  36. 36.g4 b5
  37. 37.Kg2 a5
  38. 38.h4 b4
  39. 39.Rf6 Kc8
  40. 40.Rd6 Nb5
  41. 41.Rd5 Nc3
  42. 42.Rxa5 Kc7
  43. 43.Bg6 Kd6
  44. 44.Ra6+ Kc5
  45. 45.Bf7 e4
  46. 46.g5 hxg5
  47. 47.hxg5 e3
  48. 48.g6 e2
  49. 49.Re6 Rh5
  50. 50.Kf2 Rf5+
  51. 51.Ke1 Rf1+
  52. 52.Kd2 Rd1+
  53. 53.Kc2 e1=Q
  54. 54.Rxe1 Rxe1
  55. 55.g7 Rg1
  56. 56.g8=Q Rxg8
  57. 57.Bxg8 Nxa2
  58. 58.Bxa2 b3+
  59. 59.Bxb3

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