Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SF Blitz 3m+2spm 2016 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 33 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 19
Date 2016.08.24
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E26)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

6k1/p5p1/1p1p1pP1/2pP1P2/2P5/P1P1K2n/2B5/8 w - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.a3 Bxc3+
  5. 5.bxc3 c5
  6. 6.e3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bd3 b6
  8. 8.Nf3 d6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.e4 e5
  11. 11.d5 Ne7
  12. 12.Nh4 Ng6
  13. 13.Nf5 Nf4
  14. 14.Bxf4 exf4
  15. 15.Qf3 Bxf5
  16. 16.exf5 Re8
  17. 17.Qxf4 Qe7
  18. 18.Qd2 Qd7
  19. 19.Rae1 Qa4
  20. 20.Qc1 Ng4
  21. 21.f4 Rxe1
  22. 22.Rxe1 Re8
  23. 23.h3 Nf6
  24. 24.g4 h6
  25. 25.g5 Nh5
  26. 26.Kf2 Rxe1
  27. 27.Kxe1 Qe8+
  28. 28.Kf2 hxg5
  29. 29.fxg5 Qe5
  30. 30.Qe3 Nf4
  31. 31.Bc2 Qxe3+
  32. 32.Kxe3 Nxh3
  33. 33.g6 f6

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