Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

TechM GCL 2024 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event TechM GCL 2024
Site London ENG
Round 1.1
Date 2024.10.03
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B52)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/R5pk/p4p1n/1b5P/8/5K2/3B4/8 b - - 12 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Bd7
  4. 4.c4 Nc6
  5. 5.Nc3 e5
  6. 6.a3 Nge7
  7. 7.d3 Ng6
  8. 8.h4 h5
  9. 9.Nd5 Be7
  10. 10.g3 a6
  11. 11.Ba4 Rb8
  12. 12.b4 b5
  13. 13.Bb3 bxc4
  14. 14.Bxc4 cxb4
  15. 15.axb4 Nxb4
  16. 16.Nxb4 Rxb4
  17. 17.Ng5 Bxg5
  18. 18.Bxg5 Qb8
  19. 19.O-O Bg4
  20. 20.f3 Be6
  21. 21.Bd2 Rxc4
  22. 22.dxc4 Bxc4
  23. 23.Rf2 O-O
  24. 24.Be3 Rd8
  25. 25.Rd2 d5
  26. 26.exd5 e4
  27. 27.d6 exf3
  28. 28.Rb1 Bb5
  29. 29.Bf2 Ne5
  30. 30.Rd5 f6
  31. 31.Rc1 Be2
  32. 32.Qc2 Qb7
  33. 33.Rc5 Qd7
  34. 34.Rc8 Qxd6
  35. 35.Qf5 Bd3
  36. 36.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  37. 37.Rc8 Bxf5
  38. 38.Rxd8+ Kh7
  39. 39.Rd6 Bd3
  40. 40.Ba7 Bb5
  41. 41.Kf2 Be2
  42. 42.Bd4 Ng4+
  43. 43.Ke1 Bb5
  44. 44.Rd5 Kg6
  45. 45.Rc5 Nh6
  46. 46.Be3 Nf5
  47. 47.Kf2 Be2
  48. 48.g4 Nxh4
  49. 49.gxh5+ Kh7
  50. 50.Bd2 Bd3
  51. 51.Kg3 Nf5+
  52. 52.Kxf3 Nh6
  53. 53.Rc7 Bb5
  54. 54.Ra7 Bc6+
  55. 55.Kf2 Bb5
  56. 56.Kf3 Bc6+
  57. 57.Kf2 Bb5
  58. 58.Kf3

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