Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result	1-0
Event	chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site	chess.com INT
Round	3.54
Date	2023.09.20
Opening	Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves	33

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Q1k/pp5p/2pN2n1/6R1/3P4/2P5/5PPK/3qr3 b - - 9 33

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c6
2. 2.Nf3 d5
3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
4. 4.e5 Ne4
5. 5.d4 Nxc3
6. 6.bxc3 Bf5
7. 7.Bd3 Bxd3
8. 8.Qxd3 e6
9. 9.O-O Nd7
10. 10.c4 Be7
11. 11.Nd2 O-O
12. 12.Qg3 f6
13. 13.exf6 Bxf6
14. 14.c3 dxc4
15. 15.Nxc4 Nb6
16. 16.Ne3 Nd5
17. 17.Ng4 Bg5
18. 18.Re1 Bxc1
19. 19.Raxc1 Nf4
20. 20.Re5 Kh8
21. 21.Rce1 Qb6
22. 22.h4 Qb2
23. 23.h5 Qxa2
24. 24.h6 gxh6
25. 25.Nxh6 Qc2
26. 26.Rg5 Ng6
27. 27.Rxe6 Rae8
28. 28.Rxe8 Rxe8
29. 29.Qf3 Kg7
30. 30.Nf5+ Kh8
31. 31.Nd6 Re1+
32. 32.Kh2 Qd1
33. 33.Qf8+

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