Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Titled Tue 28th Mar Early · 2023 · Bishop's Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 28th Mar Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2023.03.28
Opening Bishop's Opening (C24)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

8/2N2kp1/3n1p2/1p2pP1p/p1p1P2P/P1P1K1P1/1P6/8 w - - 5 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 d5
  5. 5.Bb3 Bb4+
  6. 6.Bd2 a5
  7. 7.a3 Bd6
  8. 8.Bg5 dxe4
  9. 9.dxe4 h6
  10. 10.Bxf6 Qxf6
  11. 11.Nbd2 a4
  12. 12.Ba2 Nd7
  13. 13.Nc4 Bc7
  14. 14.O-O Nc5
  15. 15.Nfd2 O-O
  16. 16.Qe2 Rd8
  17. 17.Rfd1 Ne6
  18. 18.Ne3 Nf4
  19. 19.Qf1 b5
  20. 20.Nf3 Bd7
  21. 21.Rd2 Ba5
  22. 22.c3 Be6
  23. 23.Bxe6 Qxe6
  24. 24.Rad1 Rxd2
  25. 25.Rxd2 Rd8
  26. 26.Qd1 Rxd2
  27. 27.Qxd2 Bb6
  28. 28.g3 Bxe3
  29. 29.Qxe3 Qg4
  30. 30.Kh1 Ng6
  31. 31.Ne1 Qd1
  32. 32.Kg2 f6
  33. 33.h4 Nf8
  34. 34.Nd3 Qc2
  35. 35.Kf3 h5
  36. 36.Qe2 Qxe2+
  37. 37.Kxe2 Ne6
  38. 38.Nb4 c5
  39. 39.Nd5 c4
  40. 40.f4 Kf7
  41. 41.f5 Nc5
  42. 42.Ke3 Nb7
  43. 43.Nc7 Nd6

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