Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

TechM GCL 2025 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 7.2
Date 2025.12.14
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/6p1/rP1k4/1R4P1/2KP4/8/8 w - - 5 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 O-O
  9. 9.O-O cxd5
  10. 10.h3 Rb8
  11. 11.Bg5 Be7
  12. 12.b3 h6
  13. 13.Bh4 Be6
  14. 14.Qf3 c5
  15. 15.Rad1 d4
  16. 16.Bxf6 Bxf6
  17. 17.Ne4 Be7
  18. 18.Rfe1 Re8
  19. 19.Re2 Qc7
  20. 20.Rde1 Rbd8
  21. 21.Ng3 Bd6
  22. 22.Nh5 Re7
  23. 23.Qe4 g6
  24. 24.Nf6+ Kg7
  25. 25.Qh4 Bf4
  26. 26.Ne4 Rd5
  27. 27.Qf6+ Kg8
  28. 28.Ng3 Bxg3
  29. 29.fxg3 Rg5
  30. 30.g4 Re8
  31. 31.Bc4 Qd8
  32. 32.Qxd8 Rxd8
  33. 33.Bxe6 fxe6
  34. 34.Rxe6 a5
  35. 35.R1e4 Kf7
  36. 36.Re7+ Kf8
  37. 37.Ra7 h5
  38. 38.Rxa5 hxg4
  39. 39.Rxg4 Rxg4
  40. 40.hxg4 Rc8
  41. 41.Ra4 Ke7
  42. 42.Rc4 Ra8
  43. 43.Rxc5 Rxa2
  44. 44.Kf1 Kd6
  45. 45.Rc8 d3
  46. 46.cxd3 Ke5
  47. 47.b4 Rb2
  48. 48.Rc4 Kd5
  49. 49.Ke1 Rxg2
  50. 50.Kd1 Rb2
  51. 51.Kc1 Rb3
  52. 52.Kc2 Ra3
  53. 53.b5 Ra5
  54. 54.Rb4 Kc5
  55. 55.Kc3 Kd5

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