Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

The Game

White	Hikaru Nakamura
Black	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result	1-0
Event	chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site	chess.com INT
Round	3.38
Date	2023.09.20
Opening	Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves	38

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1n1r2k1/p3R2p/5p1B/1p1P1P2/2p3N1/1PPb2P1/P5P1/6K1 b - - 2 38

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 c5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Nc3 e5
4. 4.Bc4 d6
5. 5.d3 Be7
6. 6.Nd2 Nf6
7. 7.Nf1 Bg4
8. 8.Qd2 Qd7
9. 9.Ne3 Be6
10. 10.Ncd5 O-O
11. 11.c3 Na5
12. 12.Bb5 Qxb5
13. 13.Nxe7+ Kh8
14. 14.N3f5 Ne8
15. 15.Ne3 Qd7
16. 16.N7d5 Nc6
17. 17.O-O f5
18. 18.f4 fxe4
19. 19.dxe4 Nf6
20. 20.Nxf6 gxf6
21. 21.f5 Bf7
22. 22.Qf2 Rg8
23. 23.Qh4 Qe7
24. 24.Ng4 Bc4
25. 25.Rf2 Raf8
26. 26.Bh6 Rf7
27. 27.b3 Bd3
28. 28.Re1 c4
29. 29.Bc1 Rff8
30. 30.Rf3 b5
31. 31.Rg3 d5
32. 32.exd5 Nb8
33. 33.Nxe5 Rxg3
34. 34.hxg3 Kg8
35. 35.Qg4+ Qg7
36. 36.Bh6 Qxg4
37. 37.Nxg4 Rd8
38. 38.Re7

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