Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · Trompowsky Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 66 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.1
Date 2024.08.15
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 66
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/3k4/6K1/6B1/8 b - - 0 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bg5 d5
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.c4 Be7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Nc3 c6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.h3 Ne8
  9. 9.Bf4 Bd6
  10. 10.Qf3 Bxf4
  11. 11.Qxf4 Qd6
  12. 12.Qh4 g6
  13. 13.Nf3 Nd7
  14. 14.Qh6 Qf6
  15. 15.b4 Nd6
  16. 16.b5 Nc5
  17. 17.Bc2 Nxb5
  18. 18.Ng5 Qh8
  19. 19.Nxb5 cxb5
  20. 20.h4 Ne6
  21. 21.Bb3 Rd8
  22. 22.Rc1 Qg7
  23. 23.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  24. 24.Kd2 a5
  25. 25.Nxe6+ Bxe6
  26. 26.Rc7 b6
  27. 27.Rhc1 Rd6
  28. 28.a3 b4
  29. 29.axb4 axb4
  30. 30.Rb1 Bf5
  31. 31.Rb2 Ra1
  32. 32.Bd1 Rb1
  33. 33.Rxb1 Bxb1
  34. 34.Bb3 Bf5
  35. 35.f3 Bd7
  36. 36.g4 h6
  37. 37.g5 hxg5
  38. 38.hxg5 Be6
  39. 39.Ra7 Kf8
  40. 40.Ra4 Bd7
  41. 41.Rxb4 Ke7
  42. 42.Bc2 b5
  43. 43.Bd3 Ra6
  44. 44.Kc3 Rc6+
  45. 45.Kd2 Ra6
  46. 46.e4 dxe4
  47. 47.fxe4 Ra4
  48. 48.Rxa4 bxa4
  49. 49.Kc3 f6
  50. 50.gxf6+ Kxf6
  51. 51.e5+ Kf7
  52. 52.d5 g5
  53. 53.Bc4 g4
  54. 54.d6+ Ke8
  55. 55.e6 g3
  56. 56.exd7+ Kxd7
  57. 57.Bd5 Kxd6
  58. 58.Bg2 a3
  59. 59.Kb3 a2
  60. 60.Kxa2 Kc7
  61. 61.Kb2 Kb6
  62. 62.Kc3 Ka7
  63. 63.Kd4 Kb6
  64. 64.Ke3 Kc5
  65. 65.Kf4 Kd4
  66. 66.Kxg3

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