Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 1m+1spm 2016 · French Defense · 0-1 in 32 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 31
Date 2016.08.24
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r7/1ppk1b2/p3p1n1/4Pp1p/PPBN1PpB/2P5/3K2P1/8 w - - 5 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bg7
  4. 4.h4 h6
  5. 5.h5 g5
  6. 6.f4 d6
  7. 7.Nf3 g4
  8. 8.Nh4 Nc6
  9. 9.e5 dxe5
  10. 10.dxe5 Qxd1+
  11. 11.Nxd1 f5
  12. 12.Ng6 Rh7
  13. 13.Be3 Nge7
  14. 14.Nc3 a6
  15. 15.Nh4 Bd7
  16. 16.Rd1 O-O-O
  17. 17.a3 Be8
  18. 18.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  19. 19.Bc4 Bxh5
  20. 20.Ne2 Bf7
  21. 21.Ng3 h5
  22. 22.Kf2 Ng6
  23. 23.Ne2 Nxh4
  24. 24.Rxh4 Bf8
  25. 25.Ke1 Be7
  26. 26.Bf2 Bxh4
  27. 27.Bxh4 Nc6
  28. 28.c3 Kd7
  29. 29.b4 Rh8
  30. 30.a4 Ra8
  31. 31.Kd2 Ne7
  32. 32.Nd4 Ng6

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