Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015 · King's Indian, Sämisch · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 3rd Sinquefield Cup 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.4
Date 2015.08.26
Opening King's Indian, Sämisch (E81)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

3B4/3b4/pk6/1p6/8/1K5p/7P/8 b - - 8 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.e4 d6
  5. 5.f3 O-O
  6. 6.Nge2 c5
  7. 7.d5 e6
  8. 8.Ng3 exd5
  9. 9.cxd5 a6
  10. 10.a4 h5
  11. 11.Be2 Nbd7
  12. 12.O-O h4
  13. 13.Nh1 Nh5
  14. 14.Be3 f5
  15. 15.f4 Qe8
  16. 16.Bxh5 gxh5
  17. 17.e5 dxe5
  18. 18.d6 exf4
  19. 19.Bxf4 Nf6
  20. 20.Nf2 Bd7
  21. 21.Nd3 h3
  22. 22.Ne5 hxg2
  23. 23.Re1 Be6
  24. 24.Qf3 Ne4
  25. 25.Rad1 Bxe5
  26. 26.Bxe5 Qg6
  27. 27.Qxg2 Qxg2+
  28. 28.Kxg2 Bd7
  29. 29.Rg1 Kf7
  30. 30.Kf3 Rg8
  31. 31.Nxe4 fxe4+
  32. 32.Kxe4 Ke6
  33. 33.Bf4 Bxa4
  34. 34.Rde1 h4
  35. 35.Rxg8 Rxg8
  36. 36.Kf3+ Kf6
  37. 37.Re5 Bc6+
  38. 38.Ke3 Re8
  39. 39.Rxe8 Bxe8
  40. 40.d7 Bxd7
  41. 41.Bd6 c4
  42. 42.Kd4 b5
  43. 43.Kc3 Ke6
  44. 44.Bc7 Kd5
  45. 45.Bd8 h3
  46. 46.b4 cxb3
  47. 47.Kxb3 Kc5
  48. 48.Be7+ Kb6
  49. 49.Bd8+ Kc5
  50. 50.Be7+ Kb6
  51. 51.Bd8+

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