Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Opera Euro Rapid Prelim · 2021 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 116 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Opera Euro Rapid Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 11.6
Date 2021.02.08
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 116
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Final Position

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

8/8/1bRr4/1P2k3/1KB5/8/8/8 b - - 100 116

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.a3 e5
  7. 7.Nf5 d5
  8. 8.Bg5 d4
  9. 9.Bxf6 gxf6
  10. 10.Nb1 Bxf5
  11. 11.exf5 Qd5
  12. 12.Qg4 h5
  13. 13.Qh4 Nd7
  14. 14.Nd2 Rg8
  15. 15.Qe4 Qxe4+
  16. 16.Nxe4 Rc8
  17. 17.O-O-O h4
  18. 18.g3 Bh6+
  19. 19.Kb1 Ke7
  20. 20.Bg2 b6
  21. 21.c3 Nc5
  22. 22.cxd4 Nxe4
  23. 23.Bxe4 a5
  24. 24.Rhe1 Rgd8
  25. 25.Bc2 Rc4
  26. 26.dxe5 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Rxd1 fxe5
  28. 28.f6+ Kxf6
  29. 29.Rd6+ Kg7
  30. 30.Rxb6 Bd2
  31. 31.Rb5 hxg3
  32. 32.hxg3 e4
  33. 33.Rb7 e3
  34. 34.fxe3 Rg4
  35. 35.e4 Rxg3
  36. 36.Bb3 Rf3
  37. 37.e5 Kf8
  38. 38.Kc2 Be3
  39. 39.Bd5 Rf2+
  40. 40.Kc3 Bd2+
  41. 41.Kc4 Bc1
  42. 42.b4 axb4
  43. 43.axb4 Bb2
  44. 44.e6 fxe6
  45. 45.Bxe6 Re2
  46. 46.Kd5 Rd2+
  47. 47.Kc6 Be5
  48. 48.Bd5 Ke8
  49. 49.Be4 Rd6+
  50. 50.Kc5 Kd8
  51. 51.Rh7 Rd7
  52. 52.Rh5 Bd4+
  53. 53.Kc4 Be3
  54. 54.Bd5 Kc7
  55. 55.Re5 Bb6
  56. 56.Kb5 Bd4
  57. 57.Rg5 Rd6
  58. 58.Rh5 Be3
  59. 59.Kc4 Rh6
  60. 60.Re5 Rh4+
  61. 61.Kb5 Bd2
  62. 62.Bc4 Bc3
  63. 63.Rc5+ Kd6
  64. 64.Rc6+ Ke5
  65. 65.Ka4 Bd2
  66. 66.b5 Rh6
  67. 67.Rc5+ Kf4
  68. 68.Bd5 Be3
  69. 69.Rc4+ Kf5
  70. 70.Ka5 Bd2+
  71. 71.Ka4 Be3
  72. 72.Re4 Bb6
  73. 73.Re8 Rd6
  74. 74.Bc6 Rd4+
  75. 75.Kb3 Rd8
  76. 76.Re7 Rd3+
  77. 77.Kc2 Rd6
  78. 78.Rb7 Bg1
  79. 79.Kc3 Ke5
  80. 80.Kb4 Rd2
  81. 81.Re7+ Kf6
  82. 82.Re8 Rb2+
  83. 83.Kc3 Rb1
  84. 84.Re2 Bb6
  85. 85.Bd7 Re1
  86. 86.Rh2 Ke7
  87. 87.Bf5 Re5
  88. 88.Bd3 Kd6
  89. 89.Kc4 Rc5+
  90. 90.Kb4 Re5
  91. 91.Rh6+ Re6
  92. 92.Rh8 Rf6
  93. 93.Be4 Ke5
  94. 94.Bc6 Rf4+
  95. 95.Kb3 Kd6
  96. 96.Rh6+ Ke5
  97. 97.Bg2 Rf6
  98. 98.Rh1 Rg6
  99. 99.Re1+ Kd6
  100. 100.Rd1+ Ke5
  101. 101.Ba8 Rg3+
  102. 102.Kc2 Rg8
  103. 103.Bf3 Rd8
  104. 104.Rh1 Rf8
  105. 105.Rh3 Rf6
  106. 106.Kb3 Kd6
  107. 107.Be4 Ke5
  108. 108.Bd3 Kd4
  109. 109.Bc4 Ke5
  110. 110.Kb4 Rf5
  111. 111.Rd3 Rf6
  112. 112.Rd5+ Ke4
  113. 113.Rh5 Rd6
  114. 114.Rh8 Kd4
  115. 115.Rc8 Ke5
  116. 116.Rc6

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