Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 21
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p1pk3p/PpR1p1p1/4P3/1r3PP1/5K1P/8 w - - 2 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.d4 Bd6
  8. 8.dxe5 Bxe5
  9. 9.Nxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Bb3 Ng6
  11. 11.Re1 Re8
  12. 12.Bg5 h6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Qxf6
  14. 14.Nd2 d6
  15. 15.Qf3 Qxf3
  16. 16.Nxf3 Be6
  17. 17.Bc2 Ne5
  18. 18.Nd4 Nc6
  19. 19.Nxe6 fxe6
  20. 20.Rad1 e5
  21. 21.f3 Ne7
  22. 22.Bb3+ Kh8
  23. 23.Kf2 Rf8
  24. 24.Ke3 Rf6
  25. 25.g3 Raf8
  26. 26.Rf1 g5
  27. 27.Rf2 Kg7
  28. 28.Rdf1 Ng6
  29. 29.Bd5 Rb8
  30. 30.a3 Ne7
  31. 31.Bb3 Ng6
  32. 32.Bc2 Kf8
  33. 33.Bb3 Ke7
  34. 34.Bd5 Kd7
  35. 35.Rd2 c6
  36. 36.Bb3 Rbf8
  37. 37.Rdf2 Kc7
  38. 38.Bd1 R6f7
  39. 39.b4 Rf6
  40. 40.Bb3 b5
  41. 41.a4 Kb6
  42. 42.a5+ Kc7
  43. 43.c4 Rb8
  44. 44.c5 dxc5
  45. 45.bxc5 Rd8
  46. 46.Rd1 Rxd1
  47. 47.Bxd1 Nf8
  48. 48.Bb3 Nd7
  49. 49.Rc2 Kd8
  50. 50.Ba2 Ke7
  51. 51.Bb3 Rf8
  52. 52.Rc1 Rd8
  53. 53.Ba2 Nf6
  54. 54.Bb3 Rd4
  55. 55.Rc3 Rb4
  56. 56.Rd3 Nd7
  57. 57.Rc3 Nxc5
  58. 58.Rxc5 Rxb3+
  59. 59.Kf2 Kd6

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