Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Rapid 2022 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 70 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.3
Date 2022.08.27
Opening Sicilian Defense (B54)
Moves 70
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Final Position

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

8/2k5/8/8/3K4/8/8/8 w - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.f3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nc3 e5
  7. 7.Nb3 Be7
  8. 8.Be3 Be6
  9. 9.Qe2 O-O
  10. 10.O-O-O h5
  11. 11.Nd5 Rc8
  12. 12.Kb1 Bxd5
  13. 13.exd5 Na5
  14. 14.Qb5 Qc7
  15. 15.Bd3 Nxb3
  16. 16.Qxb3 Nd7
  17. 17.Bf5 g6
  18. 18.Bxd7 Qxd7
  19. 19.Bxa7 b6
  20. 20.Bxb6 Rb8
  21. 21.a4 Bd8
  22. 22.a5 Bxb6
  23. 23.axb6 Rb7
  24. 24.Rhe1 Rfb8
  25. 25.Qd3 Rxb6
  26. 26.b3 Rb5
  27. 27.Kb2 Qb7
  28. 28.f4 exf4
  29. 29.Re4 Ra5
  30. 30.Rde1 Qa8
  31. 31.Qc3 Rxd5
  32. 32.Rxf4 Rc8
  33. 33.Ra4 Qb7
  34. 34.Rc4 Rdc5
  35. 35.Rxc5 dxc5
  36. 36.Qf3 Qc7
  37. 37.Qg3 Qc6
  38. 38.Qf3 Qc7
  39. 39.g3 c4
  40. 40.Qc3 Qb7
  41. 41.b4 Rb8
  42. 42.Qxc4 Qxb4+
  43. 43.Qxb4 Rxb4+
  44. 44.Ka3 Rg4
  45. 45.Kb3 h4
  46. 46.Re3 hxg3
  47. 47.hxg3 f5
  48. 48.c4 f4
  49. 49.gxf4 Rxf4
  50. 50.c5 Kg7
  51. 51.c6 g5
  52. 52.Re8 Rf7
  53. 53.Kc4 Kf6
  54. 54.Kd5 g4
  55. 55.Re5 g3
  56. 56.Kd6 g2
  57. 57.Re1 Re7
  58. 58.Rc1 Re6+
  59. 59.Kd7 Re7+
  60. 60.Kd6 Re6+
  61. 61.Kd5 Re5+
  62. 62.Kd4 Re6
  63. 63.c7 g1=Q+
  64. 64.Rxg1 Rc6
  65. 65.Rf1+ Ke7
  66. 66.Rh1 Rxc7
  67. 67.Rh7+ Kd6
  68. 68.Rh6+ Kd7
  69. 69.Rh7+ Kd6
  70. 70.Rxc7 Kxc7

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