Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

10th London Classic 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 10th London Classic 2018
Site London ENG
Round 2.2
Date 2018.12.16
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 53
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

6K1/8/8/8/8/2k5/8/8 b - - 0 53

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.Ne4 Rg6
  18. 18.g4 hxg3
  19. 19.fxg3 Bd5
  20. 20.g4 Bxe4
  21. 21.Rxe4 Ne7
  22. 22.e6 f5
  23. 23.Re5 Nd5
  24. 24.Rxf5 Nxf4
  25. 25.Rxf4 Rxe6
  26. 26.Rdf1 Kd7
  27. 27.Rf7+ Re7
  28. 28.h4 Rh8
  29. 29.h5 Ke8
  30. 30.Rxe7+ Kxe7
  31. 31.Kg2 g6
  32. 32.hxg6 Rg8
  33. 33.Rf7+ Ke6
  34. 34.Rxc7 Rxg6
  35. 35.Kg3 Rg5
  36. 36.Kh4 Rc5
  37. 37.g5 Rxc3
  38. 38.g6 Rxc2
  39. 39.Kg5 Rg2+
  40. 40.Kh6 Rh2+
  41. 41.Kg7 Ra2
  42. 42.Kf8 Rxa3
  43. 43.Rxb7 Rf3+
  44. 44.Rf7 Rb3
  45. 45.Rc7 Rb8+
  46. 46.Kg7 Kd5
  47. 47.Rxa7 c5
  48. 48.Kf7 c4
  49. 49.g7 c3
  50. 50.Rc7 Kd4
  51. 51.Rxc3 Kxc3
  52. 52.g8=Q Rxg8
  53. 53.Kxg8

More Maxime Vachier-Lagrave Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and Hikaru Nakamura, or browse all Maxime Vachier-Lagrave games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.