Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

PRO League All Stars St1 · 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event PRO League All Stars St1
Site chess.com INT
Round 12
Date 2018.09.08
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

4k3/1pp1npp1/p2b3p/3p4/3P4/2P2N2/PP1BKPPP/8 w - - 2 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
  8. 8.Nf3 O-O
  9. 9.d4 d5
  10. 10.c3 Re8
  11. 11.Bd3 Bd6
  12. 12.Nbd2 Bd7
  13. 13.Nf1 Rxe1
  14. 14.Qxe1 Qe7
  15. 15.Qxe7 Nfxe7
  16. 16.Bd2 Bf5
  17. 17.Bb5 a6
  18. 18.Ba4 Na5
  19. 19.Ne3 Be6
  20. 20.Re1 h6
  21. 21.Bc2 Nc4
  22. 22.Bc1 Nxe3
  23. 23.Bxe3 Bf5
  24. 24.Bxf5 Nxf5
  25. 25.Bd2 Kf8
  26. 26.Kf1 Re8
  27. 27.Rxe8+ Kxe8
  28. 28.Ke2 Ne7

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