Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Titled Tue 18th Nov 2025 · Sicilian, Alapin · 1-0 in 86 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 18th Nov 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 10
Date 2025.11.18
Opening Sicilian, Alapin (B22)
Moves 86
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4KR1k/8/7P/5B2/8/8/8 b - - 0 86

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.c3 Nf6
  3. 3.e5 Nd5
  4. 4.Nf3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bc4 Nb6
  6. 6.Bb3 d5
  7. 7.exd6 c4
  8. 8.Bc2 Qxd6
  9. 9.d4 cxd3
  10. 10.Qxd3 Qxd3
  11. 11.Bxd3 Bg4
  12. 12.Be4 Nd7
  13. 13.h3 Bh5
  14. 14.O-O Bg6
  15. 15.Bxg6 hxg6
  16. 16.Re1 e6
  17. 17.Nbd2 Be7
  18. 18.Nb3 O-O-O
  19. 19.Be3 Nf6
  20. 20.Nbd4 Nxd4
  21. 21.Bxd4 a6
  22. 22.Rad1 Ne8
  23. 23.Ne5 Rf8
  24. 24.Nc4 b5
  25. 25.Na5 Bf6
  26. 26.Nc6 Rd6
  27. 27.Bc5 Rxd1
  28. 28.Rxd1 Rh8
  29. 29.a4 bxa4
  30. 30.Ra1 Rh5
  31. 31.Be3 Rb5
  32. 32.Na7+ Kb7
  33. 33.Nxb5 axb5
  34. 34.Bc5 Kc6
  35. 35.Ba3 Nc7
  36. 36.Kf1 Nd5
  37. 37.g3 Nb6
  38. 38.Ke2 Nc4
  39. 39.Kd3 g5
  40. 40.Kc2 Bd8
  41. 41.Bf8 g6
  42. 42.Bh6 f6
  43. 43.Re1 e5
  44. 44.f4 gxf4
  45. 45.gxf4 exf4
  46. 46.Bxf4 g5
  47. 47.Bg3 f5
  48. 48.Re8 Kd7
  49. 49.Rg8 Ne3+
  50. 50.Kd3 Nc4
  51. 51.Kc2 Ne3+
  52. 52.Kb1 f4
  53. 53.Bf2 Nc4
  54. 54.Kc2 Nd6
  55. 55.Rg6 Nc4
  56. 56.Bd4 Be7
  57. 57.b3 axb3+
  58. 58.Kxb3 f3
  59. 59.Kc2 Nd6
  60. 60.Kd3 Nf5
  61. 61.Bf2 b4
  62. 62.cxb4 Bxb4
  63. 63.Rxg5 Ke6
  64. 64.Ke4 Nd6+
  65. 65.Kxf3 Nf7
  66. 66.Rb5 Be7
  67. 67.h4 Ne5+
  68. 68.Ke4 Nc4
  69. 69.Rb8 Nd6+
  70. 70.Kf3 Kf5
  71. 71.Ra8 Nf7
  72. 72.Bg3 Bf6
  73. 73.Ra5+ Kg6
  74. 74.h5+ Kg7
  75. 75.Bf4 Bb2
  76. 76.Ra6 Bc3
  77. 77.Kg4 Kh7
  78. 78.Ra7 Kg8
  79. 79.Kf5 Bg7
  80. 80.Rc7 Bf8
  81. 81.Kf6 Bg7+
  82. 82.Ke6 Nd8+
  83. 83.Ke7 Nf7
  84. 84.Rc8+ Bf8+
  85. 85.Rxf8+ Kh7
  86. 86.Rxf7+

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