Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

PRO League KO Stage 2020 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event PRO League KO Stage 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 1
Date 2020.03.04
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/3r2p1/4pk1p/5p1P/2Pnn3/4N1P1/3R1PK1/3B4 w - - 7 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.O-O a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Ngf6
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 Bb7
  8. 8.Re1 c4
  9. 9.b3 e6
  10. 10.Qe2 Qc7
  11. 11.a4 cxb3
  12. 12.Bxb3 Nxe4
  13. 13.axb5 axb5
  14. 14.Rxa8+ Bxa8
  15. 15.Na3 Be7
  16. 16.Nxb5 Qb6
  17. 17.c4 O-O
  18. 18.d3 Nef6
  19. 19.Be3 Qa5
  20. 20.Bd2 Bxf3
  21. 21.Bxa5 Bxe2
  22. 22.Rxe2 Ra8
  23. 23.Bc3 Nc5
  24. 24.Bc2 d5
  25. 25.g3 dxc4
  26. 26.dxc4 Nfd7
  27. 27.Bd4 h6
  28. 28.Nc7 Rc8
  29. 29.Nd5 Bd6
  30. 30.Ne3 Be5
  31. 31.Rd2 Bxd4
  32. 32.Rxd4 Kf8
  33. 33.Bd1 Ke7
  34. 34.Rd2 Ra8
  35. 35.Rb2 Ne5
  36. 36.Be2 Nc6
  37. 37.Kg2 Nd4
  38. 38.Rd2 Ndb3
  39. 39.Rb2 Rd8
  40. 40.Bd1 Nd4
  41. 41.Ra2 Rd7
  42. 42.h4 f5
  43. 43.h5 Kf6
  44. 44.Rd2 Ne4
  45. 45.Rd3 Nc5
  46. 46.Rd2 Ne4

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