Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 3
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/2p3p1/1pp1k3/p5r1/5R2/5K2/PPP3P1/8 w - - 8 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h5
  11. 11.Rd1 Be7
  12. 12.Ne2 b6
  13. 13.Bg5 Ba6
  14. 14.Nf4 f6
  15. 15.Ng6 fxg5
  16. 16.Nxh8 Be2
  17. 17.Ng6 Bxd1
  18. 18.Rxd1 g4
  19. 19.hxg4 hxg4
  20. 20.Nxe7 Kxe7
  21. 21.Nd4 Nxd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 g3
  23. 23.Rg4 gxf2+
  24. 24.Kxf2 Kf7
  25. 25.Ke3 Rd8
  26. 26.Rd4 Rd5
  27. 27.Re4 Ke6
  28. 28.Rh4 Rxe5+
  29. 29.Kf3 Rf5+
  30. 30.Ke3 Rg5
  31. 31.Kf3 a5
  32. 32.Re4+ Kf6
  33. 33.Rf4+ Ke6
  34. 34.Re4+ Kf6
  35. 35.Rf4+ Ke6

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