Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 57 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 9
Date 2016.08.24
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 57
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Final Position

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

8/2K3k1/8/3B4/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.e5 d4
  5. 5.exf6 dxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Qxf6
  7. 7.Nf3 Nc6
  8. 8.d4 e5
  9. 9.Bg5 Qg6
  10. 10.h4 h6
  11. 11.h5 Qf5
  12. 12.Be3 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Qxd4 Be7
  15. 15.Bd3 Qg4
  16. 16.Qe5 Be6
  17. 17.Qb5+ c6
  18. 18.Qxb7 Rc8
  19. 19.Qxa7 Qxg2
  20. 20.O-O-O Qf3
  21. 21.Rhg1 Bf6
  22. 22.Bc5 Qf4+
  23. 23.Rd2 Qe5
  24. 24.Bd4 Qc7
  25. 25.Qxc7 Rxc7
  26. 26.f4 Bxd4
  27. 27.cxd4 f5
  28. 28.Re2 Kf7
  29. 29.Rge1 Bc8
  30. 30.c5 Rd8
  31. 31.Bc4+ Kf8
  32. 32.Re5 g6
  33. 33.hxg6 Rxd4
  34. 34.Bb3 Re4
  35. 35.R1xe4 fxe4
  36. 36.Kd2 Kg7
  37. 37.Ke3 Kxg6
  38. 38.Kxe4 Kf6
  39. 39.Re8 Bf5+
  40. 40.Ke3 Rd7
  41. 41.Bc4 h5
  42. 42.a4 h4
  43. 43.a5 h3
  44. 44.Rh8 Re7+
  45. 45.Kd4 Bh7
  46. 46.Bf1 Kg7
  47. 47.Rxh7+ Kxh7
  48. 48.Bxh3 Ra7
  49. 49.Bg2 Kg6
  50. 50.Ke5 Rxa5
  51. 51.Be4+ Kg7
  52. 52.Kd6 Ra4
  53. 53.Bxc6 Rxf4
  54. 54.Bd5 Rf1
  55. 55.c6 Rc1
  56. 56.c7 Rxc7
  57. 57.Kxc7

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