Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 1.5
Date 2017.06.24
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/p7/4k3/p1p2p2/P1P4p/2n1K2P/1NP3P1/8 w - - 16 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h5
  11. 11.Rd1 Be7
  12. 12.Ne4 h4
  13. 13.b3 b6
  14. 14.Bb2 Rh5
  15. 15.Nh2 Bb7
  16. 16.Re1 Kf8
  17. 17.Rad1 c5
  18. 18.Rd7 Rc8
  19. 19.Ng4 Bc6
  20. 20.Rd3 Rd8
  21. 21.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  22. 22.e6 fxe6
  23. 23.Ne5 Be8
  24. 24.Nd3 Bc6
  25. 25.Ne5 Bxe4
  26. 26.Rxe4 Bf6
  27. 27.Ng6+ Kf7
  28. 28.Bxf6 gxf6
  29. 29.Nf4 Nd6
  30. 30.Ra4 Rf5
  31. 31.Nd3 c4
  32. 32.bxc4 Ra5
  33. 33.Rxa5 bxa5
  34. 34.Nb2 Ne4
  35. 35.Kf1 e5
  36. 36.Ke2 Nc3+
  37. 37.Kd2 Ne4+
  38. 38.Ke3 Nd6
  39. 39.Kd3 f5
  40. 40.Na4 Ne4
  41. 41.Ke3 Ke6
  42. 42.f4 c6
  43. 43.Nb2 Nc3
  44. 44.a4 c5
  45. 45.fxe5 Kxe5
  46. 46.Nd3+ Kd6
  47. 47.Nb2 Ke5
  48. 48.Nd3+ Kd6
  49. 49.Nb2 Ke6
  50. 50.Kd3 Ne4
  51. 51.Ke3 Nc3
  52. 52.Kd3 Ne4
  53. 53.Ke3 Nc3

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