Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2022 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.2
Date 2022.08.29
Opening Sicilian Defense (B54)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2k5/pR6/P7/1P1K3P/r7/8 b - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.e4 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.f3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nc3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be6
  8. 8.Be3 d5
  9. 9.exd5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nxd5 Qxd5
  11. 11.Qxd5 Bxd5
  12. 12.O-O-O O-O-O
  13. 13.Bd3 Kc7
  14. 14.c3 Be7
  15. 15.Rhe1 h5
  16. 16.Kc2 h4
  17. 17.Nd2 Be6
  18. 18.Ne4 b6
  19. 19.b3 f6
  20. 20.Nf2 g5
  21. 21.Be4 Rxd1
  22. 22.Nxd1 Nb8
  23. 23.Bc1 f5
  24. 24.Bd3 Nd7
  25. 25.h3 Rf8
  26. 26.Ne3 Nc5
  27. 27.Bc4 Bxc4
  28. 28.Nxc4 e4
  29. 29.fxe4 Nxe4
  30. 30.Nd2 Kd7
  31. 31.Nxe4 fxe4
  32. 32.Re2 Rf1
  33. 33.a4 Bf6
  34. 34.Bd2 Rg1
  35. 35.Be3 Ra1
  36. 36.Bc1 Bxc3
  37. 37.Rxe4 Bf6
  38. 38.Rg4 Kc6
  39. 39.Bxg5 Ra2+
  40. 40.Kd3 Bxg5
  41. 41.Rxg5 a5
  42. 42.Rg4 Kc5
  43. 43.Rg5+ Kc6
  44. 44.Rg4 Kc5
  45. 45.g3 hxg3
  46. 46.Rxg3 b5
  47. 47.Rg5+ Kc6
  48. 48.Rxb5

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