Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.34
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/7R/8/6p1/4Kp2/6kp/8 w - - 2 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.c3 d5
  4. 4.exd5 Qxd5
  5. 5.Na3 Bf5
  6. 6.d4 e6
  7. 7.Be3 cxd4
  8. 8.Nb5 O-O-O
  9. 9.Nfxd4 Nge7
  10. 10.Nxf5 Nxf5
  11. 11.Qxd5 Rxd5
  12. 12.Nxa7+ Nxa7
  13. 13.Bxa7 Kc7
  14. 14.Be3 Nxe3
  15. 15.fxe3 Re5
  16. 16.Kd2 Bc5
  17. 17.Re1 Rd8+
  18. 18.Kc2 Red5
  19. 19.Re2 Rd1
  20. 20.g3 Bxe3
  21. 21.Rxe3 R8d2+
  22. 22.Kb3 Rb1
  23. 23.Ka3 Rf2
  24. 24.Bg2 Rbxb2
  25. 25.Bf3 Rxa2+
  26. 26.Kb4 Rab2+
  27. 27.Kc4 Rxh2
  28. 28.Rd1 Rhd2
  29. 29.Ra1 Rd6
  30. 30.Re5 Kb6
  31. 31.Raa5 Rd7
  32. 32.Rec5 Rc7
  33. 33.Rxc7 Kxc7
  34. 34.Ra8 g6
  35. 35.Rf8 f5
  36. 36.Rf7+ Kd6
  37. 37.Bxb7 h5
  38. 38.Kd3 g5
  39. 39.c4 Rb3+
  40. 40.Ke2 Rxg3
  41. 41.Bc8 Rc3
  42. 42.Rd7+ Ke5
  43. 43.Re7 Rxc4
  44. 44.Rxe6+ Kf4
  45. 45.Bb7 Rc2+
  46. 46.Kd3 Rb2
  47. 47.Bc6 g4
  48. 48.Rh6 Rb6
  49. 49.Kd4 h4
  50. 50.Kc5 Rxc6+
  51. 51.Kxc6 h3
  52. 52.Kd5 Kg3
  53. 53.Kd4 f4
  54. 54.Kd3 f3
  55. 55.Kd2 h2
  56. 56.Ke3 Kg2

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