Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · King's Indian Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.4
Date 2021.10.02
Opening King's Indian Defense (E60)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4rq1k/2p3p1/2P3Qb/3P1p1P/1R3p2/5Qp1/1R4K1 b - - 1 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Be2 d6
  6. 6.O-O e5
  7. 7.Nc3 Qe7
  8. 8.b4 Rd8
  9. 9.Bb2 Bf5
  10. 10.Re1 c6
  11. 11.a4 e4
  12. 12.Nd2 d5
  13. 13.Ba3 Bf8
  14. 14.b5 Qe8
  15. 15.Bxf8 Qxf8
  16. 16.Nb3 a5
  17. 17.c5 Nbd7
  18. 18.Qd2 Rdb8
  19. 19.b6 Qd8
  20. 20.Na2 h5
  21. 21.Reb1 h4
  22. 22.Nxa5 h3
  23. 23.Nb4 Rxa5
  24. 24.Nxc6 bxc6
  25. 25.Qxa5 hxg2
  26. 26.Qe1 Ng4
  27. 27.Bxg4 Bxg4
  28. 28.f4 exf3
  29. 29.Rb2 Nf6
  30. 30.Qg3 Bh5
  31. 31.Qd6 Qe8
  32. 32.Qe5 Qd8
  33. 33.a5 Ne4
  34. 34.a6 Ng5
  35. 35.Qg3 Qe7
  36. 36.Re1 Kh7
  37. 37.a7 Ra8
  38. 38.b7 Rxa7
  39. 39.b8=Q Ra4
  40. 40.h4 Nh3+
  41. 41.Qxh3 Rxd4
  42. 42.Qbg3 Re4
  43. 43.Qf2 d4
  44. 44.Rb3 f5
  45. 45.Qhg3 Qf7
  46. 46.Reb1 Re7
  47. 47.exd4 f4
  48. 48.Qg5

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