Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Tashkent FIDE GP 2014 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tashkent FIDE GP 2014
Site Tashkent UZB
Round 11.3
Date 2014.11.02
Opening Ruy Lopez (C78)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

2rr3k/3nq1pp/5pb1/3R4/Bp1B4/8/1PP2QPP/5RK1 w - - 2 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O b5
  6. 6.Bb3 Bc5
  7. 7.a4 Rb8
  8. 8.axb5 axb5
  9. 9.Nxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.d4 Bxd4
  11. 11.Qxd4 d6
  12. 12.f4 Nc6
  13. 13.Qc3 Ne7
  14. 14.Qd3 O-O
  15. 15.Nc3 b4
  16. 16.e5 Bf5
  17. 17.Qe2 Nd7
  18. 18.Na4 dxe5
  19. 19.Be3 Ra8
  20. 20.Rad1 Qe8
  21. 21.Nc5 Ra5
  22. 22.Nb7 Ra8
  23. 23.fxe5 Kh8
  24. 24.Nd6 cxd6
  25. 25.exd6 Bg6
  26. 26.dxe7 Qxe7
  27. 27.Qf2 Rac8
  28. 28.Rd5 Rfe8
  29. 29.Bd4 f6
  30. 30.Ba4 Red8

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