Hikaru Nakamura vs Maxime Vachier-Lagrave

Titled Tue 3rd Mar 2026 · Four Knights Game · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 3rd Mar 2026
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2026.03.03
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2b5/p1p2pk1/5bp1/2pB4/2P2Np1/6P1/P2K3P/5r2 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 exd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bc5
  6. 6.Be3 Bb6
  7. 7.Qd2 O-O
  8. 8.O-O-O Re8
  9. 9.Nxc6 bxc6
  10. 10.Bg5 h6
  11. 11.Bxf6 Qxf6
  12. 12.f4 d6
  13. 13.Bd3 Ba5
  14. 14.Rde1 Rb8
  15. 15.Bc4 Rb4
  16. 16.e5 dxe5
  17. 17.fxe5 Qg5
  18. 18.Qxg5 hxg5
  19. 19.Bb3 Rf4
  20. 20.g3 Rf3
  21. 21.Ref1 g4
  22. 22.Ne2 Ba6
  23. 23.c4 Bb6
  24. 24.Rd1 Be3+
  25. 25.Kb1 c5
  26. 26.Rhe1 Bf2
  27. 27.Rf1 Rxe5
  28. 28.Nf4 Bd4
  29. 29.Rfe1 Rxe1
  30. 30.Rxe1 Kf8
  31. 31.Re2 Bc8
  32. 32.Ba4 Bf5+
  33. 33.Kc1 g6
  34. 34.Bc6 Rf1+
  35. 35.Kd2 Bxb2
  36. 36.Re8+ Kg7
  37. 37.Bd5 Bf6
  38. 38.Rc8 Bxc8

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