Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Chess.com Classic Losers · 2025 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess.com Classic Losers
Site chess.com INT
Round 6.1
Date 2025.05.22
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D27)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

4b3/8/1p3k1p/4p3/1P3P2/4K1P1/2B5/8 b - - 0 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 dxc4
  4. 4.Bxc4 e6
  5. 5.d4 c5
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Be2 Ke7
  10. 10.Nd4 Rd8
  11. 11.Nb3 Bb6
  12. 12.N1d2 Bd7
  13. 13.Nc4 Bc7
  14. 14.Bd2 Nc6
  15. 15.Rfc1 Ne4
  16. 16.Be1 Rac8
  17. 17.Nca5 Nxa5
  18. 18.Nxa5 Bxa5
  19. 19.Bxa5 Rxc1+
  20. 20.Rxc1 Rc8
  21. 21.Bb4+ Ke8
  22. 22.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  23. 23.Bd3 f5
  24. 24.f3 Nf6
  25. 25.Bc3 Bd7
  26. 26.Bxf6 gxf6
  27. 27.e4 f4
  28. 28.e5 h6
  29. 29.exf6 Kf7
  30. 30.g4 fxg3
  31. 31.hxg3 e5
  32. 32.b4 Kxf6
  33. 33.Kf2 Ke6
  34. 34.Ke3 Be8
  35. 35.a3 Kd6
  36. 36.f4 Ke6
  37. 37.Bh7 b6
  38. 38.Bg8+ Kf6
  39. 39.Bb3 a5
  40. 40.Bc2 axb4
  41. 41.axb4

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