Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 21 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.14
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 21
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2kr3r/Rp4pp/1bn1p1n1/1QNpPq2/3P1p2/2P2NP1/5P1P/2B2RK1 b - - 0 21

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  5. 5.d3 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O e6
  7. 7.c3 d5
  8. 8.Qe2 O-O-O
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bd6
  10. 10.a3 Nge7
  11. 11.b4 Ng6
  12. 12.g3 f5
  13. 13.bxc5 Bxc5
  14. 14.e5 f4
  15. 15.Nb3 Bb6
  16. 16.a4 Qf7
  17. 17.a5 Bc7
  18. 18.d4 Qf5
  19. 19.Nc5 Bxa5
  20. 20.Qb5 Bb6
  21. 21.Rxa7

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