Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.26
Date 2018.10.11
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/2K5/3B4/1k6/4b3/8 b - - 7 67

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.Bf4 Be7
  12. 12.Rad1 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Rh6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Bb4
  15. 15.a3 Bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 h4
  17. 17.g4 hxg3
  18. 18.fxg3 Ne7
  19. 19.g4 Nd5
  20. 20.Bd2 Nb6
  21. 21.Kg2 Rd8
  22. 22.Kg3 Nc4
  23. 23.Bf4 Rxd1
  24. 24.Rxd1 Nxa3
  25. 25.Ra1 Nb5
  26. 26.h4 Nxc3
  27. 27.Bd2 Ne2+
  28. 28.Kf2 Bxg4
  29. 29.Rxa7 Rxh4
  30. 30.Rxb7 Rh2+
  31. 31.Ke3 Ng3
  32. 32.Bb4 Nf1+
  33. 33.Kf4 Bd1
  34. 34.Rb8+ Kd7
  35. 35.Be1 Rg2
  36. 36.e6+ fxe6
  37. 37.Ne4 Bxc2
  38. 38.Bh4 c5
  39. 39.Nxc5+ Kd6
  40. 40.Nb7+ Kc6
  41. 41.Na5+ Kc5
  42. 42.Be7+ Kd4
  43. 43.Rd8+ Kc3
  44. 44.Rc8 Re2
  45. 45.Rxc7+ Kd2
  46. 46.Nc4+ Kc1
  47. 47.Ba3+ Kb1
  48. 48.Bd6 Bd3
  49. 49.Ne5 Rf2+
  50. 50.Kg5 Be4
  51. 51.Rxg7 Rf5+
  52. 52.Kh6 Ne3
  53. 53.Rg1+ Kc2
  54. 54.Kg7 Rf2
  55. 55.Bc5 Rf5
  56. 56.Bxe3 Rxe5
  57. 57.Kf6 Rf5+
  58. 58.Kxe6 Rf3
  59. 59.Bd4 Bd3
  60. 60.Be5 Kb3
  61. 61.Rg3 Bc4+
  62. 62.Kd6 Be2
  63. 63.Rxf3+ Bxf3
  64. 64.Kc5 Be2
  65. 65.Bd4 Bd3
  66. 66.Be5 Be2
  67. 67.Bd4

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