Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 5
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/8/B2K1P2/1p6/8/1nP5/8 b - - 0 57

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 f6
  24. 24.exf6 gxf6
  25. 25.Bf4 Nd5
  26. 26.Bd2 b5
  27. 27.Rh1 Kf7
  28. 28.Rh7+ Kg8
  29. 29.Rd7 Rd6
  30. 30.Rxd6 cxd6
  31. 31.f4 f5
  32. 32.gxf5 Kf7
  33. 33.Kf3 Kf6
  34. 34.Ke4 Nb6
  35. 35.Be3 c5
  36. 36.Bf2 d5+
  37. 37.Kf3 Na4
  38. 38.Kg4 a5
  39. 39.a3 Kf7
  40. 40.Be3 Kf6
  41. 41.Bf2 Kf7
  42. 42.f6 Kxf6
  43. 43.f5 Ke5
  44. 44.Bg3+ Kf6
  45. 45.Bh4+ Kf7
  46. 46.Bf2 Kg7
  47. 47.Kf4 Kf6
  48. 48.Be3 Nxc3
  49. 49.Bxc5 Ne2+
  50. 50.Kf3 Nc1
  51. 51.Be3 Na2
  52. 52.Kf4 b4
  53. 53.a4 Kf7
  54. 54.Bb6 Nc3
  55. 55.Bxa5 Nxa4
  56. 56.Ke5 Nb2
  57. 57.Kxd5

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