Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

4th Sinquefield Cup 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 4th Sinquefield Cup 2016
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.4
Date 2016.08.12
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

8/ppp2k2/6n1/2p2pP1/2P2P1B/4K3/P1P5/8 w - - 2 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.Bf4 Be7
  12. 12.Rad1 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Rh6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Bb4
  15. 15.g4 hxg4
  16. 16.hxg4 Ne7
  17. 17.f3 Bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Nd5
  19. 19.Bd2 Nb6
  20. 20.Nxe6 Rxe6
  21. 21.Kf2 Rd8
  22. 22.Bg5 Rxd1
  23. 23.Rxd1 Nd7
  24. 24.f4 f6
  25. 25.exf6 gxf6
  26. 26.Bh4 c5
  27. 27.Kf3 Ra6
  28. 28.Ke4 Nf8
  29. 29.Kf5 Kf7
  30. 30.c4 Re6
  31. 31.g5 Ng6
  32. 32.Rd7+ Re7
  33. 33.Rxe7+ Nxe7+
  34. 34.Ke4 f5+
  35. 35.Ke3 Ng6

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