Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

VI World Blitz · 2010 · French, Tarrasch · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event VI World Blitz
Site Moscow RUS
Round 3.2
Date 2010.11.16
Opening French, Tarrasch (C03)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/p2q1r2/1p2N1Q1/3N4/8/6P1/PP3PK1/8 w - - 9 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 Be7
  4. 4.Bd3 Nf6
  5. 5.e5 Nfd7
  6. 6.Ne2 c5
  7. 7.c3 b6
  8. 8.O-O Ba6
  9. 9.Bxa6 Nxa6
  10. 10.Nf4 Nc7
  11. 11.Nf3 h5
  12. 12.Nh3 f6
  13. 13.exf6 gxf6
  14. 14.Re1 Kf7
  15. 15.Bf4 Nf8
  16. 16.Qd3 Bd6
  17. 17.Re2 Ng6
  18. 18.Bxd6 Qxd6
  19. 19.Rae1 c4
  20. 20.Qc2 Rag8
  21. 21.Kh1 h4
  22. 22.Re3 Ne7
  23. 23.Nd2 Rh5
  24. 24.Rf3 Rf5
  25. 25.Ree3 Ne8
  26. 26.g3 hxg3
  27. 27.hxg3 Rxf3
  28. 28.Qh7+ Rg7
  29. 29.Qh5+ Kf8
  30. 30.Rxf3 Qd7
  31. 31.Kg2 Kg8
  32. 32.Nf1 e5
  33. 33.dxe5 fxe5
  34. 34.Qxe5 Ng6
  35. 35.Qd4 Nc7
  36. 36.Ne3 Ne6
  37. 37.Qf6 Ne7
  38. 38.Qh6 Rh7
  39. 39.Qf6 Rg7
  40. 40.Kh2 d4
  41. 41.cxd4 Nxd4
  42. 42.Rf4 Ne6
  43. 43.Rxc4 Nf8
  44. 44.Rd4 Qc8
  45. 45.Rh4 Neg6
  46. 46.Rh6 Rf7
  47. 47.Rxg6+ Nxg6
  48. 48.Qxg6+ Kf8
  49. 49.Nf4 Qd7
  50. 50.Ned5 Rh7+
  51. 51.Kg2 Rf7
  52. 52.Ne6+ Ke8

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