Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.10
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5k2/R6P/6p1/4Nb2/5p2/1P1P1P2/PK4P1/7r b - - 4 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.b3 c5
  3. 3.e3 Nc6
  4. 4.Bb5 e6
  5. 5.Bxc6+ bxc6
  6. 6.Bb2 f6
  7. 7.d3 Bd6
  8. 8.c4 Ne7
  9. 9.Nc3 e5
  10. 10.Qc2 Be6
  11. 11.Na4 Rc8
  12. 12.Ba3 Ng6
  13. 13.O-O-O Qe7
  14. 14.Kb1 f5
  15. 15.h4 O-O
  16. 16.h5 Nh8
  17. 17.h6 g6
  18. 18.Rc1 Nf7
  19. 19.cxd5 cxd5
  20. 20.Bxc5 Bd7
  21. 21.Bxd6 Nxd6
  22. 22.Nc3 d4
  23. 23.exd4 exd4
  24. 24.Nxd4 Qf6
  25. 25.Nde2 Nb5
  26. 26.Qb2 Rfe8
  27. 27.Rc2 Nxc3+
  28. 28.Nxc3 Bc6
  29. 29.f3 Rcd8
  30. 30.Na4 Qxb2+
  31. 31.Nxb2 Bb5
  32. 32.Rc7 Re2
  33. 33.Rhc1 Rd7
  34. 34.Rxd7 Bxd7
  35. 35.Rc7 Be6
  36. 36.Rg7+ Kh8
  37. 37.Re7 Kg8
  38. 38.Nc4 Kf8
  39. 39.Rxh7 f4
  40. 40.Rxa7 Bf5
  41. 41.h7 Re1+
  42. 42.Kb2 Rh1
  43. 43.Ne5

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