Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Titled Tue 24th Feb 2026 · Queen's Gambit Accepted · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 24th Feb 2026
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2026.02.24
Opening Queen's Gambit Accepted (D26)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2n3pp/p2k1p2/1p6/2pNP3/P7/6PP/6K1 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.e3 dxc4
  5. 5.Bxc4 a6
  6. 6.Nc3 c5
  7. 7.a3 b5
  8. 8.Ba2 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Qe2 Bd6
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc7
  12. 12.d5 exd5
  13. 13.Nxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bxd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.Rxd5 Nf6
  16. 16.Rd1 O-O
  17. 17.b3 Rfe8
  18. 18.Bb2 Ne4
  19. 19.Qc2 Qc6
  20. 20.Ne1 Bf8
  21. 21.f3 Nd6
  22. 22.e4 c4
  23. 23.b4 Rad8
  24. 24.Bc3 f6
  25. 25.Qf2 Nf7
  26. 26.Rd2 Rxd2
  27. 27.Qxd2 Rd8
  28. 28.Qe2 Bd6
  29. 29.Rd1 Qb6+
  30. 30.Kh1 Be5
  31. 31.Bxe5 Nxe5
  32. 32.f4 Rxd1
  33. 33.Qxd1 Qf2
  34. 34.Qd5+ Kf8
  35. 35.Qc5+ Qxc5
  36. 36.bxc5 Nd3
  37. 37.c6 Ke7
  38. 38.Nc2 Nxf4
  39. 39.Kg1 Kd6
  40. 40.Nd4 Ne6
  41. 41.c7 Nxc7

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