Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 35 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 23
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r4k1/1p6/2p1b2B/2P2p2/1b3P1P/p2B4/2R5/6K1 w - f6 0 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.d4 d5
  10. 10.g3 Re8
  11. 11.Nc3 Be6
  12. 12.Ne2 g5
  13. 13.c3 h6
  14. 14.h3 Bf6
  15. 15.Bd2 Nd6
  16. 16.Nc1 Bg7
  17. 17.Nb3 Ne4
  18. 18.Nc5 Nxc5
  19. 19.dxc5 d4
  20. 20.cxd4 Nxd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Qxd4
  22. 22.Be3 Qxd1
  23. 23.Rexd1 c6
  24. 24.Rd2 Rad8
  25. 25.Rad1 Rxd2
  26. 26.Rxd2 Bxa2
  27. 27.Rd7 Rb8
  28. 28.b4 Be6
  29. 29.Rd2 Bc3
  30. 30.Rc2 Bxb4
  31. 31.h4 gxh4
  32. 32.gxh4 a5
  33. 33.Bxh6 a4
  34. 34.Bd3 a3
  35. 35.f4 f5

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