Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 25
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E46)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/8/q1p1NR2/p1PpP1Pp/Pp1P3P/1P6/3K4/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Ne2 c6
  6. 6.g3 d5
  7. 7.a3 Bd6
  8. 8.b3 e5
  9. 9.Bg2 e4
  10. 10.Qc2 Re8
  11. 11.h3 a6
  12. 12.Bd2 b5
  13. 13.c5 Bf8
  14. 14.a4 b4
  15. 15.Nd1 a5
  16. 16.f4 exf3
  17. 17.Bxf3 Ne4
  18. 18.Bxe4 Rxe4
  19. 19.Nf2 Bf5
  20. 20.O-O-O Rf4
  21. 21.Nxf4 Bxc2
  22. 22.Kxc2 Nd7
  23. 23.g4 Qe8
  24. 24.Rde1 Nf6
  25. 25.Rhf1 Ne4
  26. 26.Nxe4 Qxe4+
  27. 27.Nd3 g6
  28. 28.Rf4 Qe6
  29. 29.e4 Bg7
  30. 30.e5 Rf8
  31. 31.Rff1 Qd7
  32. 32.Bg5 Re8
  33. 33.Bf6 Bxf6
  34. 34.Rxf6 Re6
  35. 35.Ref1 Qb7
  36. 36.Rxe6 fxe6
  37. 37.Rf6 Qc8
  38. 38.g5 h5
  39. 39.Rxg6+ Kf7
  40. 40.Rf6+ Kg8
  41. 41.h4 Kh7
  42. 42.Kd2 Kg8
  43. 43.Nf4 Qa6
  44. 44.Nxe6

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