Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016
Site chess.com INT
Round 17
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 36
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r2bk1/3q4/2p2p2/p1Qb4/2nP2pN/6P1/PP1B1PB1/4R1K1 w - - 4 37

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 Bg7
  19. 19.h4 f6
  20. 20.hxg5 hxg5
  21. 21.Nc5 Ne7
  22. 22.Qb3 b6
  23. 23.Na6 Rc8
  24. 24.Re1 Nf7
  25. 25.Nb4 c6
  26. 26.c4 dxc4
  27. 27.Qxc4 a5
  28. 28.Nd3 Qd7
  29. 29.Nc1 Nd5
  30. 30.Ne2 Nd6
  31. 31.Qb3 Be6
  32. 32.Nc3 Bf7
  33. 33.Nxd5 Bxd5
  34. 34.Qxb6 g4
  35. 35.Nh4 Nc4
  36. 36.Qc5 Bf8

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