Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 64 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 13
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/8/k1K5/8/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 65

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.Be3 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 Ne7
  33. 33.Kf3 Nxf5
  34. 34.Kg4 Ne7
  35. 35.f5 Nd5
  36. 36.Kf3 Kf7
  37. 37.Ke4 Nf6+
  38. 38.Kf4 Nd5+
  39. 39.Ke4 Nf6+
  40. 40.Kf4 a6
  41. 41.Be1 Nd5+
  42. 42.Ke4 Nf6+
  43. 43.Kf4 Nd7
  44. 44.Bg3 Nf6
  45. 45.Ke3 d5
  46. 46.Kd4 Ne4
  47. 47.Bh4 a5
  48. 48.c4 bxc4
  49. 49.a4 Nd6
  50. 50.Ke5 Ne4
  51. 51.Kd4 Nd6
  52. 52.Kc5 Nxf5
  53. 53.Be1 d4
  54. 54.Kxc4 Ne3+
  55. 55.Kd3 Ke6
  56. 56.Bxa5 Nxc2
  57. 57.Kxc2 d3+
  58. 58.Kxd3 Kd7
  59. 59.Bc7 Kc8
  60. 60.Kc4 Kxc7
  61. 61.Kc5 Kb8
  62. 62.a5 Ka8
  63. 63.a6 Ka7
  64. 64.Kxc6 Kxa6

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