Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Alapin · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.6
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1p6/p1r3p1/8/PK1kbp2/1P5P/4B3/4R3 w - - 4 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Na3 Nf6
  3. 3.e5 Nd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.exd6 e6
  7. 7.Nb5 a6
  8. 8.Nc7+ Nxc7
  9. 9.dxc7 Qxc7
  10. 10.d4 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Bd7
  12. 12.Be3 Nxd4
  13. 13.Qxd4 Bc6
  14. 14.O-O-O Rd8
  15. 15.Qg4 Rxd1+
  16. 16.Kxd1 h5
  17. 17.Qd4 e5
  18. 18.Qd2 Be7
  19. 19.Kc1 O-O
  20. 20.Be2 Rd8
  21. 21.Qc2 h4
  22. 22.f3 e4
  23. 23.fxe4 Qe5
  24. 24.Bf3 Bg5
  25. 25.Bxg5 Qxg5+
  26. 26.Kb1 Rd2
  27. 27.Qc1 h3
  28. 28.gxh3 Qe3
  29. 29.Re1 Qd3+
  30. 30.Ka1 Rxh2
  31. 31.Re3 Rc2
  32. 32.Qe1 Qb5
  33. 33.Qb1 Rh2
  34. 34.Bg4 Rf2
  35. 35.Re1 Qe5
  36. 36.Qd1 g6
  37. 37.Qd4 Qxd4
  38. 38.cxd4 Bxe4
  39. 39.b3 f5
  40. 40.Be2 Kg7
  41. 41.Bc4 Rd2
  42. 42.a4 Kf6
  43. 43.Re2 Rxd4
  44. 44.Kb2 Ke5
  45. 45.Kc3 Rd6
  46. 46.Re1 f4
  47. 47.Be2 Rc6+
  48. 48.Kb4 Kd4

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