Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 11
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5ppk/5r1p/8/R1Q5/6PP/2q2P1K/8 b - - 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Re8
  7. 7.Nbd2 a6
  8. 8.Bxc6 dxc6
  9. 9.Nc4 Bg4
  10. 10.Bg5 h6
  11. 11.Bh4 b5
  12. 12.Na5 Qd7
  13. 13.h3 Bxf3
  14. 14.Qxf3 Re6
  15. 15.Rad1 Bb6
  16. 16.Nb3 Rae8
  17. 17.d4 exd4
  18. 18.Nxd4 Bxd4
  19. 19.Rxd4 Qe7
  20. 20.Bxf6 Rxf6
  21. 21.Qd1 c5
  22. 22.Rd7 Qxe4
  23. 23.Rxc7 Rg6
  24. 24.g3 c4
  25. 25.Qd7 Rf6
  26. 26.Rc8 Rxc8
  27. 27.Qxc8+ Kh7
  28. 28.Qc5 Qe2
  29. 29.b3 Qxa2
  30. 30.bxc4 bxc4
  31. 31.Re1 a5
  32. 32.Re7 a4
  33. 33.Ra7 Qa1+
  34. 34.Kh2 Qxc3
  35. 35.Rxa4 Qc2
  36. 36.Qxc4

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