Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Irregular Opening · 0-1 in 28 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.1
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r2k1/p3ppb1/6p1/7r/3p4/BP1B3Q/P1PP3q/R2K4 w - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nc3 d5
  2. 2.e4 dxe4
  3. 3.Nxe4 Nf6
  4. 4.Ng3 c5
  5. 5.b3 g6
  6. 6.Bb2 Bg7
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.Be2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O Nd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 cxd4
  11. 11.Bf3 Qb6
  12. 12.Re1 Be6
  13. 13.Ne2 Rfd8
  14. 14.Nf4 Bf5
  15. 15.g4 Qc7
  16. 16.gxf5 Qxf4
  17. 17.fxg6 hxg6
  18. 18.Bxb7 Rab8
  19. 19.Qf3 Qc7
  20. 20.Be4 Rb5
  21. 21.Bd3 Rg5+
  22. 22.Kf1 Ng4
  23. 23.Ke2 Nxh2
  24. 24.Qh3 Qf4
  25. 25.Rh1 Re5+
  26. 26.Kd1 Qxf2
  27. 27.Ba3 Rh5
  28. 28.Rxh2 Qxh2

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