Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.11
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1b6/p5pk/1p2P2p/5B1P/2P5/PPBr2P1/6K1 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 a6
  5. 5.c3 b5
  6. 6.Bb3 e6
  7. 7.O-O Bb7
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be7
  9. 9.Re1 O-O
  10. 10.d4 Nbd7
  11. 11.Bc2 Qc7
  12. 12.e5 Nd5
  13. 13.Ne4 cxd4
  14. 14.exd6 Bxd6
  15. 15.Nxd6 Qxd6
  16. 16.Qxd4 Rac8
  17. 17.Bg5 Rc4
  18. 18.Qd3 g6
  19. 19.Rad1 Rfc8
  20. 20.Qe2 Qf8
  21. 21.Bb3 R4c7
  22. 22.Qd2 Nc5
  23. 23.Bc2 Rd7
  24. 24.Ne5 Rdc7
  25. 25.Ng4 h5
  26. 26.Ne5 Qg7
  27. 27.Bh4 Nd7
  28. 28.Nxg6 fxg6
  29. 29.Rxe6 Nf8
  30. 30.Rd6 Rd7
  31. 31.Rxd7 Nxd7
  32. 32.Qg5 Ne5
  33. 33.f4 Ne3
  34. 34.fxe5 Nxd1
  35. 35.Bb3+ Kh7
  36. 36.Bxd1 Rc5
  37. 37.Bg3 Rd5
  38. 38.Bc2 Qh6
  39. 39.Qxh6+ Kxh6
  40. 40.h4 Rd2
  41. 41.Bf4+

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