Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz Extra 1m+1spm 2016 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 43 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SF Blitz Extra 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Réti Opening (A04)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k4/1B1p1n2/1P3p2/P1PKp3/6P1/5P2/8 b - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 g6
  2. 2.g3 Bg7
  3. 3.Bg2 d6
  4. 4.O-O Nc6
  5. 5.Re1 Bd7
  6. 6.e3 Qc8
  7. 7.d4 Bh3
  8. 8.c4 h5
  9. 9.Nc3 h4
  10. 10.Nxh4 Bf6
  11. 11.Nf3 Bxg2
  12. 12.Kxg2 Qh3+
  13. 13.Kg1 g5
  14. 14.Nd5 g4
  15. 15.Nxc7+ Kd7
  16. 16.Nxa8 gxf3
  17. 17.Qxf3 Qxh2+
  18. 18.Kf1 Bxd4
  19. 19.exd4 Qh3+
  20. 20.Qg2 Qh1+
  21. 21.Qxh1 Rxh1+
  22. 22.Ke2 Nxd4+
  23. 23.Kd1 Rxe1+
  24. 24.Kxe1 Nc2+
  25. 25.Kd1 Nxa1
  26. 26.Be3 b6
  27. 27.Kc1 Kc6
  28. 28.Kb1 Kb7
  29. 29.Nxb6 axb6
  30. 30.Kxa1 Nf6
  31. 31.b3 Ng4
  32. 32.Kb2 e5
  33. 33.Kc3 f5
  34. 34.Kd3 Kc6
  35. 35.a4 e4+
  36. 36.Kd4 Ne5
  37. 37.b4 Nf3+
  38. 38.Kc3 Ne5
  39. 39.b5+ Kc7
  40. 40.Kd4 Ng4
  41. 41.Kd5 Kd7
  42. 42.Bxb6 Nf6+
  43. 43.Kd4

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