Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Titled Tue 18th Apr Late · 2023 · Colle System · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 18th Apr Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2023.04.18
Opening Colle System (D05)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/1p3k2/p1b2p2/P1R5/5Nnr/4K3/5R2 w - - 2 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 e6
  4. 4.Bd3 c5
  5. 5.O-O b6
  6. 6.b3 Bb7
  7. 7.Bb2 Nbd7
  8. 8.Nbd2 Qc7
  9. 9.c4 dxc4
  10. 10.Nxc4 Be7
  11. 11.Rc1 O-O
  12. 12.Qe2 Rfd8
  13. 13.Bb1 Be4
  14. 14.dxc5 Nxc5
  15. 15.Bxe4 Nfxe4
  16. 16.Nce5 f6
  17. 17.b4 fxe5
  18. 18.bxc5 Nxc5
  19. 19.Bxe5 Qb7
  20. 20.Rc4 Rd5
  21. 21.Rg4 Bf8
  22. 22.Bd4 Re8
  23. 23.Ne5 Nd7
  24. 24.f4 Nf6
  25. 25.Rh4 Bc5
  26. 26.Bb2 Red8
  27. 27.Nf3 Rd3
  28. 28.Bd4 Qe4
  29. 29.f5 Qxe3+
  30. 30.Bxe3 Rxe3
  31. 31.Qc4 Rc3+
  32. 32.Kh1 Rxc4
  33. 33.Rxc4 exf5
  34. 34.h3 Ne4
  35. 35.Rb1 Kf7
  36. 36.a4 a5
  37. 37.g4 g6
  38. 38.gxf5 gxf5
  39. 39.Re1 Kf6
  40. 40.Kg2 Rg8+
  41. 41.Kf1 Rg3
  42. 42.Ke2 Rxh3
  43. 43.Rf1 Ng3+

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