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