Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early · 2025 · Grünfeld, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 34 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tue 22nd Jul Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 11
Date 2025.07.22
Opening Grünfeld, Exchange (D85)
Moves 34
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Final Position

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

8/p1r2p2/4p1kp/R7/3rPR2/8/P4PKP/8 b - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Nf3 c5
  8. 8.Bb5+ Nc6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Bg4
  11. 11.Bxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Qa4 Bxf3
  13. 13.gxf3 cxd4
  14. 14.cxd4 c5
  15. 15.Rad1 cxd4
  16. 16.Bxd4 Bxd4
  17. 17.Rxd4 Qc7
  18. 18.Rfd1 Qf4
  19. 19.Kg2 Rfc8
  20. 20.Qa5 Kg7
  21. 21.Qd2 Qxd2
  22. 22.R1xd2 Rc7
  23. 23.Rd7 Rac8
  24. 24.R7d5 e6
  25. 25.Ra5 Rb7
  26. 26.Ra3 Rc1
  27. 27.Rb3 Rbc7
  28. 28.Ra3 g5
  29. 29.Ra5 h6
  30. 30.Rb2 Rd1
  31. 31.Rb3 Kg6
  32. 32.f4 gxf4
  33. 33.Rf3 Rd4
  34. 34.Rxf4

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