Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 137 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.46
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 137
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Final Position

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

8/2K2pk1/6r1/8/p7/Pb4Q1/1P6/8 w - - 100 138

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.Nf3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 Nxe4
  6. 6.Qxe4 Qa5
  7. 7.Bc4 Bf5
  8. 8.Qf4 e6
  9. 9.Bb3 Nd7
  10. 10.O-O Be7
  11. 11.Re1 O-O
  12. 12.d4 Nf6
  13. 13.Bd2 Qd8
  14. 14.Ne5 Nd5
  15. 15.Qg3 Rc8
  16. 16.Rad1 Bd6
  17. 17.c4 Nf6
  18. 18.Bg5 Kh8
  19. 19.Qh4 Be7
  20. 20.d5 cxd5
  21. 21.cxd5 exd5
  22. 22.Bxd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Bxe7 Qxe7
  24. 24.Ng6+ Bxg6
  25. 25.Rxe7 Nxe7
  26. 26.Qxe7 Rb8
  27. 27.h4 Rfe8
  28. 28.Qc7 h5
  29. 29.Rd7 Kg8
  30. 30.Qd6 Be4
  31. 31.Qf4 Bg6
  32. 32.Kh2 a5
  33. 33.Rd5 b6
  34. 34.Qg3 Rbc8
  35. 35.f4 Be4
  36. 36.Rd2 g6
  37. 37.Re2 Bf5
  38. 38.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  39. 39.Qb3 Re6
  40. 40.Qc3 Re2
  41. 41.Kg1 Rc2
  42. 42.Qd4 b5
  43. 43.a3 a4
  44. 44.Qd8+ Kg7
  45. 45.Qd5 Be6
  46. 46.Qxb5 Bb3
  47. 47.Qe5+ Kh7
  48. 48.f5 Rc1+
  49. 49.Kf2 Rc4
  50. 50.g3 Rg4
  51. 51.f6 g5
  52. 52.Qf5+ Kh6
  53. 53.Qc5 gxh4
  54. 54.gxh4 Kg6
  55. 55.Qf8 Kxf6
  56. 56.Qh6+ Rg6
  57. 57.Qxh5 Kg7
  58. 58.Qe5+ Kh7
  59. 59.Qf5 Kg7
  60. 60.Qe5+ Kh7
  61. 61.h5 Re6
  62. 62.Qg5 Rh6
  63. 63.Kg3 Re6
  64. 64.Kh4 Rh6
  65. 65.Qf5+ Kg7
  66. 66.Kg5 Re6
  67. 67.Qf4 Rh6
  68. 68.Qd4+ Kh7
  69. 69.Qd7 Kg7
  70. 70.Qd4+ Kh7
  71. 71.Qd3+ Kg7
  72. 72.Qg3 Kh7
  73. 73.Kh4 Re6
  74. 74.Qg5 Rh6
  75. 75.Kg3 Re6
  76. 76.Kf4 Rh6
  77. 77.Qc5 Re6
  78. 78.Kg5 Kg7
  79. 79.Qd4+ Kh7
  80. 80.Qd3+ Kg7
  81. 81.Qh3 Rh6
  82. 82.Qg2 Re6
  83. 83.Qh2 Rh6
  84. 84.Qh1 Re6
  85. 85.h6+ Kh7
  86. 86.Qb1+ Rg6+
  87. 87.Kf4 Kxh6
  88. 88.Qf5 Kg7
  89. 89.Qe5+ Kh7
  90. 90.Qc3 Kg8
  91. 91.Qc8+ Kh7
  92. 92.Qc5 Kg7
  93. 93.Qe5+ Kh7
  94. 94.Qd4 Kg8
  95. 95.Qd2 Kg7
  96. 96.Qc3+ Kg8
  97. 97.Ke5 Re6+
  98. 98.Kf5 Rg6
  99. 99.Kf4 Kh7
  100. 100.Qc1 Kg7
  101. 101.Qh1 Rf6+
  102. 102.Ke3 Re6+
  103. 103.Kf4 Rg6
  104. 104.Qh2 Rf6+
  105. 105.Ke5 Re6+
  106. 106.Kd4 Rg6
  107. 107.Qe5+ Kg8
  108. 108.Qe3 Kg7
  109. 109.Kc3 Kg8
  110. 110.Qe8+ Kg7
  111. 111.Qd7 Re6
  112. 112.Kb4 Rg6
  113. 113.Qd4+ Kg8
  114. 114.Qe3 Kg7
  115. 115.Qc3+ Kg8
  116. 116.Qe1 Kg7
  117. 117.Kc5 Rg5+
  118. 118.Kd4 Rg6
  119. 119.Qe5+ Kg8
  120. 120.Qh2 Kg7
  121. 121.Kc3 Kg8
  122. 122.Qb8+ Kg7
  123. 123.Qe5+ Kg8
  124. 124.Qe1 Rc6+
  125. 125.Kb4 Re6
  126. 126.Qg3+ Rg6
  127. 127.Qh2 Kg7
  128. 128.Kc5 Rg5+
  129. 129.Kd6 Rg6+
  130. 130.Kd7 Re6
  131. 131.Qf4 Rg6
  132. 132.Qd4+ Kg8
  133. 133.Kc7 Re6
  134. 134.Qh4 Kg7
  135. 135.Qh3 Kg8
  136. 136.Qh2 Kg7
  137. 137.Qg3+ Rg6

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