Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.18
Date 2018.10.11
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/7k/r2p1R1p/2pP2p1/1pP1q3/1P4PK/P4R1P/3Q4 b - - 3 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.O-O a5
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be6
  9. 9.Bb5 Qb8
  10. 10.Nf1 Qa7
  11. 11.Be3 Bxe3
  12. 12.Nxe3 Ne7
  13. 13.Ba4 Ng6
  14. 14.Qc2 h6
  15. 15.d4 c6
  16. 16.Nf5 Rad8
  17. 17.Bb3 Rfe8
  18. 18.Rad1 Qb8
  19. 19.Bxe6 Rxe6
  20. 20.c4 Ree8
  21. 21.d5 c5
  22. 22.Qa4 Ne7
  23. 23.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  24. 24.Qxa5 b5
  25. 25.Qc3 b4
  26. 26.Qc2 Ra7
  27. 27.b3 Qc7
  28. 28.Re2 Rda8
  29. 29.Qb1 g6
  30. 30.g3 Kg7
  31. 31.Kg2 Qd7
  32. 32.Ne1 Qc7
  33. 33.Nd3 Re8
  34. 34.Rf1 Nh5
  35. 35.f3 Qd8
  36. 36.f4 exf4
  37. 37.Nxf4 Nf6
  38. 38.Qb2 Kh7
  39. 39.Ref2 Qe7
  40. 40.Ne6 fxe6
  41. 41.Rxf6 exd5
  42. 42.exd5 Qe2+
  43. 43.R1f2 Qe4+
  44. 44.Kh3 g5
  45. 45.Qc2 Ra6
  46. 46.Qd1

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