Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

9th London Classic 2017 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th London Classic 2017
Site London ENG
Round 2.2
Date 2017.12.03
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B77)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

8/8/2K5/P7/1P6/6k1/2P5/2r5 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.Be3 Bg7
  7. 7.f3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.Bc4 Bd7
  10. 10.h4 h5
  11. 11.Bb3 Rc8
  12. 12.O-O-O Ne5
  13. 13.Bg5 Rc5
  14. 14.Kb1 Re8
  15. 15.g4 hxg4
  16. 16.f4 Nc4
  17. 17.Qd3 Na5
  18. 18.Bxf6 exf6
  19. 19.Bd5 Nc6
  20. 20.Nxc6 bxc6
  21. 21.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  22. 22.Qxd6 Rxc3
  23. 23.Qxd7+ Qxd7
  24. 24.Rxd7+ Ke6
  25. 25.Rxg7 Rf3
  26. 26.Rxg6 Rxf4
  27. 27.Rg1 Rxe4
  28. 28.R6xg4 Rxg4
  29. 29.Rxg4 f5
  30. 30.Ra4 Rg8
  31. 31.b3 Rg4
  32. 32.Rxa7 f4
  33. 33.Kc1 f3
  34. 34.Kd2 Rxh4
  35. 35.Ra8 Rh2+
  36. 36.Kd3 Kf5
  37. 37.a4 Kg4
  38. 38.a5 Rh1
  39. 39.Rg8+ Kf4
  40. 40.Rf8+ Kg3
  41. 41.Rg8+ Kf4
  42. 42.Rf8+ Kg3
  43. 43.b4 f2
  44. 44.Kd4 f1=Q
  45. 45.Rxf1 Rxf1
  46. 46.Kc5 Rc1
  47. 47.Kxc6

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