Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Gibraltar Masters TB 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Gibraltar Masters TB 2018
Site Caleta ENG
Round 1.3
Date 2018.02.01
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/5p2/8/k2N4/7P/1K6/p4PP1/2R5 b - - 0 49

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.Rd1 Be7
  12. 12.Ne2 Be6
  13. 13.Nf4 Bc8
  14. 14.Ne2 Be6
  15. 15.b3 a5
  16. 16.a4 Rd8
  17. 17.Bg5 Bd5
  18. 18.Bxe7 Kxe7
  19. 19.Nfd4 Be4
  20. 20.Rac1 Nxd4
  21. 21.Nxd4 Rd5
  22. 22.c4 Rd7
  23. 23.Ne2 Rxd1+
  24. 24.Rxd1 Bc2
  25. 25.Rc1 Bxb3
  26. 26.Nd4 Bxa4
  27. 27.Ra1 c5
  28. 28.Nf5+ Ke6
  29. 29.Nxg7+ Kxe5
  30. 30.Rxa4 Ra8
  31. 31.Nxh5 c6
  32. 32.Kf1 b5
  33. 33.Ra1 Kd4
  34. 34.Nf6 a4
  35. 35.cxb5 cxb5
  36. 36.Ke2 b4
  37. 37.h4 b3
  38. 38.Kd2 a3
  39. 39.Rd1 a2
  40. 40.Kc1+ Kc3
  41. 41.Nd5+ Kc4
  42. 42.Kb2 Re8
  43. 43.Ne3+ Kb4
  44. 44.Rd7 c4
  45. 45.Rd4 Ra8
  46. 46.Rxc4+ Kb5
  47. 47.Rc1 Kb4
  48. 48.Nd5+ Ka5
  49. 49.Kxb3

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