Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2016
Site Paris FRA
Round 11.4
Date 2016.06.12
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3k4/1q6/p2PQ3/1p1N2p1/5pPP/8/5PK1/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 d5
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.d4 O-O
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Qxc4 Bc6
  10. 10.Bg5 Bd5
  11. 11.Qd3 c5
  12. 12.Nc3 Bc6
  13. 13.Rfd1 cxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Bxg2
  15. 15.Kxg2 Nbd7
  16. 16.Rac1 Qa5
  17. 17.Bxf6 Nxf6
  18. 18.Qf3 Qb4
  19. 19.Rc2 Rac8
  20. 20.Rcd2 h6
  21. 21.h3 Rc7
  22. 22.e3 Rfc8
  23. 23.Qe2 Qb6
  24. 24.Nf3 Rc5
  25. 25.e4 e5
  26. 26.Nd5 Nxd5
  27. 27.exd5 Bd6
  28. 28.Nxe5 R5c7
  29. 29.Ng4 Qb3
  30. 30.Ne3 Qxa4
  31. 31.Nf5 Qd7
  32. 32.Qg4 g6
  33. 33.Nxh6+ Kg7
  34. 34.Qh4 Be7
  35. 35.Qd4+ Bf6
  36. 36.Qe3 Re8
  37. 37.Qf4 g5
  38. 38.Qf3 Kg6
  39. 39.Ng4 Bg7
  40. 40.d6 Rc5
  41. 41.Rd5 Rxd5
  42. 42.Rxd5 f5
  43. 43.Ne3 Re5
  44. 44.g4 f4
  45. 45.Nc4 Rxd5
  46. 46.Qxd5 Bxb2
  47. 47.Nxb2 Kf6
  48. 48.Nc4 b5
  49. 49.Qe5+ Kf7
  50. 50.Nb6 Qc6+
  51. 51.Nd5 Qb7
  52. 52.Qf5+ Ke8
  53. 53.Qe6+ Kd8
  54. 54.h4

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