Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 27
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 64
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Final Position

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

8/2B5/5b1p/1p1k2pP/1P1p2P1/P2PpK2/8/8 w - - 15 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.h4 Bg7
  3. 3.h5 c5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bc4 e6
  6. 6.Nf3 Nge7
  7. 7.d3 d5
  8. 8.Bb5 d4
  9. 9.Bxc6+ Nxc6
  10. 10.Ne2 e5
  11. 11.Bg5 f6
  12. 12.Bd2 g5
  13. 13.c3 Be6
  14. 14.Qa4 h6
  15. 15.Rc1 O-O
  16. 16.cxd4 cxd4
  17. 17.Ng3 Qd7
  18. 18.O-O Rfc8
  19. 19.Rc2 Qf7
  20. 20.b4 a6
  21. 21.Rfc1 Bf8
  22. 22.Nh2 b5
  23. 23.Qa3 Qd7
  24. 24.Qb2 Ne7
  25. 25.f3 Rxc2
  26. 26.Rxc2 Rc8
  27. 27.a3 Kf7
  28. 28.Qc1 Rxc2
  29. 29.Qxc2 Qc8
  30. 30.Qxc8 Bxc8
  31. 31.Ng4 Bg7
  32. 32.Kf2 Be6
  33. 33.Ke2 Nc8
  34. 34.Nf5 Bxf5
  35. 35.exf5 Nd6
  36. 36.Nf2 Nxf5
  37. 37.Ne4 Bf8
  38. 38.g4 Ng7
  39. 39.Ng3 Ke6
  40. 40.Be1 Ne8
  41. 41.Kd1 Nd6
  42. 42.Ne4 Nf7
  43. 43.Ng3 Nd6
  44. 44.Ne4 Nc8
  45. 45.Ng3 Ne7
  46. 46.Kc2 f5
  47. 47.Bd2 fxg4
  48. 48.fxg4 Nd5
  49. 49.Ne4 Nf6
  50. 50.Nxf6 Kxf6
  51. 51.Be1 Ke6
  52. 52.Bg3 Kd5
  53. 53.Kd2 e4
  54. 54.Ke2 e3
  55. 55.Bc7 Bd6
  56. 56.Bd8 a5
  57. 57.Bxa5 Be7
  58. 58.Bb6 Ke5
  59. 59.Kf3 Kd5
  60. 60.Bc7 Bf6
  61. 61.Bb6 Be7
  62. 62.Bc7 Bf6
  63. 63.Bb6 Be7
  64. 64.Bc7 Bf6

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