Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 61 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.18
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p5P1/4k2K/8/P7/2p5/8/8 b - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.b3 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 g6
  4. 4.Bb2 Bg7
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.d4 c6
  7. 7.Bd3 Bg4
  8. 8.Nbd2 Nbd7
  9. 9.h3 Bxf3
  10. 10.Nxf3 e6
  11. 11.Qc2 Qe7
  12. 12.O-O Rfc8
  13. 13.Rac1 c5
  14. 14.cxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Ba3 Qd8
  16. 16.dxc5 Qa5
  17. 17.e4 Nf4
  18. 18.g3 Nxh3+
  19. 19.Kg2 Nxf2
  20. 20.Qxf2 Qxa3
  21. 21.Rc4 Rxc5
  22. 22.Nd4 Rxc4
  23. 23.Qxf7+ Kh8
  24. 24.Nxe6 Rg8
  25. 25.Qxd7 Rc3
  26. 26.Ng5 Rf8
  27. 27.Nf7+ Kg8
  28. 28.Qd5 Qe7
  29. 29.Bc4 Rxc4
  30. 30.Nh6+ Kh8
  31. 31.Rxf8+ Qxf8
  32. 32.Nf7+ Kg8
  33. 33.Nd6+ Kh8
  34. 34.bxc4 b6
  35. 35.e5 h5
  36. 36.e6 Bf6
  37. 37.Ne4 Be7
  38. 38.Qe5+ Kh7
  39. 39.Qc7 Kh6
  40. 40.Nc3 Qf6
  41. 41.Nd5 Qb2+
  42. 42.Kf3 Bc5
  43. 43.Qf4+ g5
  44. 44.Qf6+ Qxf6+
  45. 45.Nxf6 Kg6
  46. 46.Nd5 Bd6
  47. 47.g4 h4
  48. 48.a4 Bc5
  49. 49.Kg2 Bd6
  50. 50.Kh3 Bc5
  51. 51.Nc3 Kf6
  52. 52.Ne4+ Kxe6
  53. 53.Nxg5+ Ke5
  54. 54.Kxh4 Kd4
  55. 55.Ne6+ Kxc4
  56. 56.Nxc5 bxc5
  57. 57.g5 Kd5
  58. 58.Kh5 c4
  59. 59.g6 Ke6
  60. 60.Kh6 c3
  61. 61.g7

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