Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.26
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/p5kp/8/2pQ1p2/2Pp4/3P2qn/PP4N1/6K1 w - - 10 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  5. 5.O-O Nc6
  6. 6.c3 d5
  7. 7.d3 e6
  8. 8.Qe2 Nge7
  9. 9.Nbd2 Ng6
  10. 10.g3 Be7
  11. 11.h4 O-O
  12. 12.h5 Nh8
  13. 13.Re1 f6
  14. 14.Nf1 Nf7
  15. 15.Ne3 f5
  16. 16.exf5 exf5
  17. 17.Ng2 Rae8
  18. 18.Bf4 Bf6
  19. 19.Qd2 d4
  20. 20.c4 Nfd8
  21. 21.h6 g6
  22. 22.Bg5 Bxg5
  23. 23.Nxg5 Nf7
  24. 24.Nxf7 Qxf7
  25. 25.Qf4 Qf6
  26. 26.Qc7 g5
  27. 27.Qxb7 Qxh6
  28. 28.Qd7 Ne5
  29. 29.Qd5+ Nf7
  30. 30.f4 Qh3
  31. 31.Kf2 Kg7
  32. 32.fxg5 Nxg5
  33. 33.Rh1 Qg4
  34. 34.Nf4 Re3
  35. 35.Rag1 Rfe8
  36. 36.Rg2 Rf3+
  37. 37.Kg1 Re1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Rxh1+
  39. 39.Kxh1 Rf1+
  40. 40.Rg1 Rxg1+
  41. 41.Kxg1 Qxg3+
  42. 42.Ng2 Nh3+
  43. 43.Kh1 Nf2+
  44. 44.Kg1 Nh3+
  45. 45.Kh1 Nf2+
  46. 46.Kg1 Nh3+

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