Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

CCT Final Survival Loser · 2023 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 30 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event CCT Final Survival Loser
Site Toronto CAN
Round 1.2
Date 2023.12.12
Opening Sicilian Defense (B21)
Moves 30
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/1b5p/pp3kp1/2npR3/5P2/1NP3PB/PP5P/6K1 b - f3 0 30

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.d4 cxd4
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nd5
  5. 5.Qxd4 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Qe4 Qc7
  8. 8.Bc4 Nb6
  9. 9.Bd3 d5
  10. 10.Qe2 g6
  11. 11.O-O Bg7
  12. 12.Bf4 O-O
  13. 13.Nbd2 f6
  14. 14.exf6 Qxf4
  15. 15.fxg7 Kxg7
  16. 16.Bb5 Nd8
  17. 17.Nb3 a6
  18. 18.Bd3 Nf7
  19. 19.Rae1 Re8
  20. 20.g3 Qf6
  21. 21.Ne5 Nxe5
  22. 22.Qxe5 Qxe5
  23. 23.Rxe5 Nd7
  24. 24.Re3 e5
  25. 25.Rfe1 b6
  26. 26.Bf1 Bb7
  27. 27.Bh3 Nc5
  28. 28.Rxe5 Rxe5
  29. 29.Rxe5 Kf6
  30. 30.f4

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