Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.30
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1n3r1k/p6p/6pP/3Rp3/3b2N1/P4P2/6K1/2R5 b - - 0 51

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.Re1 Rae8
  13. 13.h5 Nh8
  14. 14.d4 cxd4
  15. 15.cxd4 f6
  16. 16.a3 Nf7
  17. 17.Rd1 f5
  18. 18.e5 f4
  19. 19.gxf4 Nh6
  20. 20.Nf1 Bd8
  21. 21.Ng3 Nf5
  22. 22.Be3 Qf7
  23. 23.Nh2 Bb6
  24. 24.Nxf5 Qxf5
  25. 25.Rd3 Qe4
  26. 26.Re1 Rf7
  27. 27.Rdd1 Ref8
  28. 28.Qg4 Qf5
  29. 29.Qh4 Bd8
  30. 30.Qg4 Bb6
  31. 31.Qe2 Ne7
  32. 32.Rd3 Kh8
  33. 33.Bd2 Nc6
  34. 34.Be3 Ne7
  35. 35.Red1 g6
  36. 36.h6 Ng8
  37. 37.Ng4 Qh5
  38. 38.f3 Rxf4
  39. 39.Bxf4 Rxf4
  40. 40.Kg2 Qg5
  41. 41.Rh1 Bxd4
  42. 42.Qe1 Ne7
  43. 43.Qh4 Qxh4
  44. 44.Rxh4 Bxe5
  45. 45.Rh1 Nc6
  46. 46.Re1 Bxb2
  47. 47.Rb3 Bd4
  48. 48.Rxb7 Rf8
  49. 49.Rd7 e5
  50. 50.Rc1 Nb8
  51. 51.Rxd5

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