Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Gibraltar Masters TB · 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Gibraltar Masters TB
Site Caleta ENG
Round 3
Date 2016.01.26
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/6bk/2Q2p2/3p2n1/1PpP2p1/2P1NqP1/4KP2/4B3 w - - 9 52

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 Bf6
  13. 13.c3 Nd6
  14. 14.Nf4 Bg4
  15. 15.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  16. 16.Bd3 Qd7
  17. 17.Ng2 h6
  18. 18.Ne3 Be6
  19. 19.Bd2 Nd6
  20. 20.Qc2 Re8
  21. 21.Re1 g6
  22. 22.b3 Bg7
  23. 23.Bc1 a6
  24. 24.a4 b5
  25. 25.axb5 axb5
  26. 26.b4 Nc4
  27. 27.Nxc4 bxc4
  28. 28.Bf1 Bg4
  29. 29.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  30. 30.Bg2 Bf5
  31. 31.Qa4 Bd7
  32. 32.Qd1 Na7
  33. 33.Ne5 Be6
  34. 34.Be3 Nb5
  35. 35.Qc1 f6
  36. 36.Nf3 g5
  37. 37.h4 c6
  38. 38.Bd2 Bf5
  39. 39.Qa1 Be4
  40. 40.hxg5 hxg5
  41. 41.Ne1 Bxg2
  42. 42.Nxg2 Nd6
  43. 43.Ne3 Ne4
  44. 44.Qa2 Qh5
  45. 45.Be1 g4
  46. 46.Qa8+ Kh7
  47. 47.Qxc6 Ng5
  48. 48.Kf1 Qh1+
  49. 49.Ke2 Qf3+
  50. 50.Kf1 Qh1+
  51. 51.Ke2 Qf3+

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