Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

The Game

White	Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black	Hikaru Nakamura
Result	0-1
Event	chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site	chess.com INT
Round	2.20
Date	2018.10.11
Opening	Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves	31

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4R3/1pp2ppk/5n1p/1P3N2/p7/7P/r2q1PPK/4Q3 w - - 4 32

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.b3 Re8
10. 10.Nf1 d5
11. 11.exd5 Bxd5
12. 12.Be3 Bxc4
13. 13.dxc4 Qe7
14. 14.Ng3 Rad8
15. 15.Qc2 Bxe3
16. 16.Rxe3 Qc5
17. 17.Rae1 h6
18. 18.h3 a4
19. 19.Qf5 Qa3
20. 20.Qc2 Na5
21. 21.b4 Nxc4
22. 22.R3e2 Nd5
23. 23.Nxe5 Rxe5
24. 24.Rxe5 Nxe5
25. 25.Rxe5 Qxc3
26. 26.Qe2 Nf6
27. 27.b5 Rd2
28. 28.Qe1 Qd3
29. 29.Kh2 Rxa2
30. 30.Nf5 Qd2
31. 31.Re8+ Kh7

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