Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.24
Date 2018.10.11
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

8/5p1k/5Qp1/p5Pp/2P5/1PP1r1BK/P5P1/r5b1 b - - 7 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a5
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be6
  9. 9.b3 Re8
  10. 10.Nf1 d5
  11. 11.exd5 Bxd5
  12. 12.Bg5 Bxc4
  13. 13.dxc4 e4
  14. 14.N3d2 h6
  15. 15.Bh4 Qd6
  16. 16.Qc2 e3
  17. 17.fxe3 Ng4
  18. 18.Ne4 Qg6
  19. 19.h3 Rxe4
  20. 20.hxg4 Rxe3
  21. 21.Qxg6 Rxe1+
  22. 22.Kh2 Rxf1
  23. 23.Qxc6 Bg1+
  24. 24.Kh3 Rxa1
  25. 25.Qxb7 Re8
  26. 26.g5 h5
  27. 27.Qxc7 Re3+
  28. 28.Bg3 g6
  29. 29.Qd8+ Kh7
  30. 30.Qf6 Kg8
  31. 31.Qd8+ Kh7
  32. 32.Qf6

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