Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Chess.com Rapid Wk5 KO · 2022 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com Rapid Wk5 KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.3
Date 2022.03.13
Opening Réti Opening (A04)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/R7/4K3/1P6/P1r4k/8/8/8 b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.b3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb2 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 d5
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 e6
  7. 7.Nxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.Nd2 Bd6
  9. 9.c4 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 Re8
  11. 11.O-O e5
  12. 12.Qc2 Bg4
  13. 13.Bxg4 Nxg4
  14. 14.Rfd1 e4
  15. 15.Nf1 Qg5
  16. 16.cxd5 cxd5
  17. 17.h3 Ne5
  18. 18.Bxe5 Bxe5
  19. 19.Rac1 Rad8
  20. 20.Qe2 h5
  21. 21.Rc5 Re6
  22. 22.g3 h4
  23. 23.Rcxd5 Rxd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 hxg3
  25. 25.Nxg3 g6
  26. 26.Kg2 Qh4
  27. 27.Qg4 Bxg3
  28. 28.Qxg3 Qf6
  29. 29.Qb8+ Kg7
  30. 30.Qf4 Qxf4
  31. 31.exf4 e3
  32. 32.fxe3 Rxe3
  33. 33.Ra5 Re7
  34. 34.Kf3 f5
  35. 35.Ra6 Kh6
  36. 36.b4 Kh5
  37. 37.b5 Rc7
  38. 38.a4 g5
  39. 39.fxg5 Kxg5
  40. 40.h4+ Kh5
  41. 41.Kf4 Rf7
  42. 42.Rd6 Rc7
  43. 43.Kxf5 Rc5+
  44. 44.Ke6 Rc4
  45. 45.Ra6 Kxh4
  46. 46.Rxa7

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