Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.23
Date 2020.11.26
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3Q4/1qP2pk1/6p1/3ppn2/4N3/7P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bd3 e5
  7. 7.Nde2 Nc6
  8. 8.O-O Be6
  9. 9.Ng3 g6
  10. 10.Bg5 Be7
  11. 11.Bh6 Ng4
  12. 12.Bd2 h5
  13. 13.Nd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.exd5 Nb8
  15. 15.h3 Nf6
  16. 16.c4 Nbd7
  17. 17.b4 O-O
  18. 18.Rc1 a5
  19. 19.a3 b6
  20. 20.Bc2 h4
  21. 21.Ne2 axb4
  22. 22.axb4 b5
  23. 23.cxb5 Qb8
  24. 24.Bd3 Nb6
  25. 25.Qb3 Nbxd5
  26. 26.Bh6 Rc8
  27. 27.Bc4 Rxc4
  28. 28.Qxc4 Ra4
  29. 29.Bd2 Kg7
  30. 30.Ra1 Rxa1
  31. 31.Rxa1 Nc7
  32. 32.Qxh4 Qxb5
  33. 33.Bh6+ Kg8
  34. 34.Bg5 Kg7
  35. 35.Rc1 Qb7
  36. 36.Ng3 Ncd5
  37. 37.b5 Ng8
  38. 38.Bxe7 Ngxe7
  39. 39.Ne4 Nf4
  40. 40.Qf6+ Kg8
  41. 41.Re1 Nf5
  42. 42.Qd8+ Kg7
  43. 43.b6 Ne6
  44. 44.Qf6+ Kg8
  45. 45.Rc1 d5
  46. 46.Rc7 Nxc7
  47. 47.Qd8+ Kg7
  48. 48.bxc7

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