Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 69 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SF Blitz 5m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/p1p5/1p6/1P2nk2/P1PKNp2/r7/8/4R3 w - - 5 70

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 g5
  13. 13.Bg2 Bf6
  14. 14.c3 h6
  15. 15.Bd2 Nd6
  16. 16.Nc1 Bf5
  17. 17.Rxe8+ Qxe8
  18. 18.Nb3 Nc4
  19. 19.Bc1 b6
  20. 20.Nbd2 Nxd2
  21. 21.Bxd2 Be4
  22. 22.h4 g4
  23. 23.Nh2 h5
  24. 24.f3 gxf3
  25. 25.Bxf3 Qe6
  26. 26.Bxe4 Qxe4
  27. 27.Qxh5 Nxd4
  28. 28.Qg4+ Qxg4
  29. 29.Nxg4 Nf3+
  30. 30.Kf2 Nxd2
  31. 31.Nxf6+ Kg7
  32. 32.Nxd5 Rd8
  33. 33.Ne3 Ne4+
  34. 34.Kf3 Nd2+
  35. 35.Ke2 Ne4
  36. 36.Nf5+ Kg6
  37. 37.Rf1 Re8
  38. 38.Kd3 Nc5+
  39. 39.Kd2 Ne4+
  40. 40.Kc2 Re5
  41. 41.g4 Nf6
  42. 42.h5+ Kg5
  43. 43.Nd4 Rd5
  44. 44.h6 Kg6
  45. 45.Nf5 Rd7
  46. 46.Nh4+ Kxh6
  47. 47.g5+ Kxg5
  48. 48.Nf3+ Kf5
  49. 49.Nd4+ Kg6
  50. 50.Rg1+ Kh5
  51. 51.Rh1+ Kg6
  52. 52.Rg1+ Kh5
  53. 53.Rh1+ Kg5
  54. 54.Rg1+ Ng4
  55. 55.b4 f5
  56. 56.b5 f4
  57. 57.Kd3 Re7
  58. 58.Nf3+ Kh5
  59. 59.Kd4 Re3
  60. 60.Rf1 Nf6
  61. 61.c4 Re4+
  62. 62.Kd3 Kg4
  63. 63.Nd2 Re3+
  64. 64.Kd4 Re2
  65. 65.Kd3 Re3+
  66. 66.Kd4 Kf5
  67. 67.a4 Ra3
  68. 68.Re1 Nd7
  69. 69.Ne4 Ne5

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