Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

CCT Final Playoff 2023 · Trompowsky Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event CCT Final Playoff 2023
Site Toronto CAN
Round 2.1
Date 2023.12.09
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/8/3qp3/1k6/1pQ1p2P/4N1P1/7K b - - 11 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bg5 d5
  3. 3.e3 c5
  4. 4.Bxf6 gxf6
  5. 5.dxc5 Nc6
  6. 6.a3 e5
  7. 7.b4 a5
  8. 8.Nd2 axb4
  9. 9.axb4 Rxa1
  10. 10.Qxa1 Nxb4
  11. 11.Bb5+ Bd7
  12. 12.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  13. 13.Qa8+ Ke7
  14. 14.Qa5 Na6
  15. 15.Ne2 Qc7
  16. 16.Qa2 Qxc5
  17. 17.O-O Bg7
  18. 18.Rb1 Rb8
  19. 19.Ng3 Bf8
  20. 20.Nf5+ Ke8
  21. 21.c3 Qc6
  22. 22.h3 b5
  23. 23.Rd1 Nc5
  24. 24.Ng3 Na4
  25. 25.Ne2 Be7
  26. 26.Rc1 Kf8
  27. 27.Qb1 Kg8
  28. 28.Nf1 Ba3
  29. 29.Rc2 Kh8
  30. 30.Nfg3 Rg8
  31. 31.Qb3 Be7
  32. 32.Rd2 Rd8
  33. 33.Rd1 Qc4
  34. 34.Qb1 Nc5
  35. 35.Rd2 Na4
  36. 36.Rd1 Nc5
  37. 37.Kh1 Ne4
  38. 38.Nxe4 Qxe2
  39. 39.Rd2 Qc4
  40. 40.Ng3 Qxc3
  41. 41.Ra2 Qc5
  42. 42.Rc2 Qb6
  43. 43.Qc1 b4
  44. 44.Rc6 Qb5
  45. 45.Rc7 Qe8
  46. 46.Qc2 Bd6
  47. 47.Ra7 Ra8
  48. 48.Rxa8 Qxa8
  49. 49.Qb3 Qc6
  50. 50.Nf5 Kg8
  51. 51.e4 dxe4
  52. 52.Qg3+ Kf8
  53. 53.Qe3 Bc5
  54. 54.Qd2 Ke8
  55. 55.Ng7+ Kf8
  56. 56.Qh6 Ke7
  57. 57.Nf5+ Kd7
  58. 58.Qxh7 Qd5
  59. 59.Ng3 Bxf2
  60. 60.Qf5+ Kc6
  61. 61.Qxf6+ Kb5
  62. 62.Qxf2 b3
  63. 63.Qb2 e3
  64. 64.Ne2 Kb4
  65. 65.Qc3+ Ka3
  66. 66.Qa1+ Kb4
  67. 67.Qc3+ Ka3
  68. 68.Qa1+ Kb4
  69. 69.Qc3+

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