Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Gibraltar Masters TB · 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Gibraltar Masters TB
Site Caleta ENG
Round 5
Date 2016.01.26
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r5/ppq2pk1/3Q2p1/3PN3/4p2P/1P6/P4PK1/8 w - - 4 42

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 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Be7
  13. 13.c4 Bf6
  14. 14.d4 d5
  15. 15.cxd5 cxd5
  16. 16.g3 Be6
  17. 17.Bg2 Nc7
  18. 18.b3 Qd7
  19. 19.Ba3 Rfe8
  20. 20.Rc1 Nb5
  21. 21.Bb2 Rac8
  22. 22.Qd3 Nc7
  23. 23.Re2 g6
  24. 24.Rce1 Bg7
  25. 25.h4 h5
  26. 26.Bf3 Red8
  27. 27.Ng2 Bf5
  28. 28.Qd2 Re8
  29. 29.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  30. 30.Ne3 Be4
  31. 31.Bxe4 dxe4
  32. 32.d5 Bxb2
  33. 33.Qxb2 Nd6
  34. 34.Qf6 Qd8
  35. 35.Qf4 Kg7
  36. 36.g4 Qf6
  37. 37.Qg3 hxg4
  38. 38.Nxg4 Qc3
  39. 39.Qxd6 Qxe1+
  40. 40.Kg2 Qc3
  41. 41.Ne5 Qc7

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