Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb · 2021 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tuesday 2nd Feb
Site chess.com INT
Round 10
Date 2021.02.02
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B11)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/5R2/4P3/4KP2/7p/8/8/5r2 b - - 1 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg4
  4. 4.h3 Bxf3
  5. 5.Qxf3 e6
  6. 6.Qe2 Nf6
  7. 7.d3 Be7
  8. 8.g3 O-O
  9. 9.Bg2 a5
  10. 10.O-O b5
  11. 11.e5 Nfd7
  12. 12.f4 b4
  13. 13.Nd1 c5
  14. 14.c4 Nb6
  15. 15.b3 Nc6
  16. 16.Be3 Qd7
  17. 17.a4 bxa3
  18. 18.Rxa3 Nb4
  19. 19.Nb2 a4
  20. 20.bxa4 Nxa4
  21. 21.cxd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Bxd5 exd5
  23. 23.Rxa4 Rxa4
  24. 24.Nxa4 Qxa4
  25. 25.f5 Re8
  26. 26.Qf3 Qd7
  27. 27.d4 cxd4
  28. 28.Bxd4 Qa4
  29. 29.Bf2 Qe4
  30. 30.Qxe4 dxe4
  31. 31.Re1 g6
  32. 32.g4 f6
  33. 33.e6 gxf5
  34. 34.gxf5 Rd8
  35. 35.Rxe4 Rd5
  36. 36.Rf4 Bd6
  37. 37.Rf3 Kf8
  38. 38.Kg2 Ke7
  39. 39.Be3 h5
  40. 40.Kf2 Bc7
  41. 41.Ke2 Bd6
  42. 42.Bd2 Re5+
  43. 43.Kd3 Rd5+
  44. 44.Kc2 Rc5+
  45. 45.Kb3 Rb5+
  46. 46.Kc4 Rc5+
  47. 47.Kd4 Rb5
  48. 48.Bc3 Rc5
  49. 49.Rf1 Rb5
  50. 50.Ke4 Be5
  51. 51.Bd2 Bd6
  52. 52.Bc3 Be5
  53. 53.Rc1 Bxc3
  54. 54.Rxc3 Rb4+
  55. 55.Kd5 Rb5+
  56. 56.Rc5 Rb7
  57. 57.Ra5 Rc7
  58. 58.h4 Rb7
  59. 59.Kc6 Rb4
  60. 60.Ra7+ Ke8
  61. 61.Rf7 Rxh4
  62. 62.Rxf6 Rf4
  63. 63.Kd6 Rf1
  64. 64.Rf7 h4
  65. 65.Ke5

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