Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 26 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.42
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 26
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r1rk1/1R4b1/p1n3Q1/3b4/3qp1N1/6P1/P1B2PP1/2B1R1K1 b - - 0 26

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 g6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bg7
  5. 5.Ne2 e5
  6. 6.c3 Nge7
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.d3 a6
  9. 9.Ba4 d6
  10. 10.Ng3 h6
  11. 11.Bb3 Kh7
  12. 12.Bc2 f5
  13. 13.exf5 Nxf5
  14. 14.Re1 Nxg3
  15. 15.hxg3 Bg4
  16. 16.d4 cxd4
  17. 17.Qd2 dxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 d5
  19. 19.Rb1 e4
  20. 20.Rxb7 Qf6
  21. 21.Nh2 Be6
  22. 22.c4 Rad8
  23. 23.cxd5 Bxd5
  24. 24.Ng4 Qd4
  25. 25.Qxh6+ Kg8
  26. 26.Qxg6

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