Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 42 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 15
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

4R3/1pr2pk1/p6p/P3PRp1/8/6P1/4rPKP/8 b - - 9 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.O-O 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.Qf3 Qb6
  17. 17.a5 Qa7
  18. 18.Be3 Qb8
  19. 19.Nb3 Rc8
  20. 20.Ra4 Rc6
  21. 21.Bg5 Qe8
  22. 22.Rad4 h6
  23. 23.Bxf6 Nxf6
  24. 24.e4 e5
  25. 25.R4d3 Rac8
  26. 26.Nd5 Nxd5
  27. 27.Rxd5 Bb4
  28. 28.Qf5 g6
  29. 29.Qd7 Qxd7
  30. 30.Rxd7 R8c7
  31. 31.R7d5 Rc2
  32. 32.Rxe5 Rxb2
  33. 33.Nd4 Bc3
  34. 34.Re8+ Kg7
  35. 35.e5 Bxd4
  36. 36.Rxd4 Re2
  37. 37.Rf4 g5
  38. 38.Rf5 Kg6
  39. 39.Rf6+ Kg7
  40. 40.Rf5 Kg6
  41. 41.Rf6+ Kg7
  42. 42.Rf5

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