Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 82 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 13.1
Date 2018.06.24
Opening English Opening (A14)
Moves 82
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/8/6k1/7p/7K w - - 0 83

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 e6
  4. 4.O-O Be7
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.d4 dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 b5
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.Ne5 Qxd4
  10. 10.Nxc4 c6
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc5
  12. 12.Be3 Qh5
  13. 13.Nbd2 Ng4
  14. 14.Nf1 Nxe3
  15. 15.Nfxe3 a5
  16. 16.Rd2 Ba6
  17. 17.Rad1 Ra7
  18. 18.b3 Bf6
  19. 19.h4 Qc5
  20. 20.Qe4 Qe7
  21. 21.Rd6 c5
  22. 22.Bf3 Bd4
  23. 23.Rb6 Nd7
  24. 24.Rd6 Ne5
  25. 25.Rb6 Nd7
  26. 26.Rd6 Ne5
  27. 27.Rb6 Qc7
  28. 28.Rxd4 cxd4
  29. 29.Qxe5 Qxe5
  30. 30.Nxe5 dxe3
  31. 31.Nc6 Raa8
  32. 32.fxe3 Rfe8
  33. 33.Ne7+ Kf8
  34. 34.Bxa8 Rxa8
  35. 35.Nc6 Bxe2
  36. 36.Kf2 Bd1
  37. 37.Nd4 e5
  38. 38.Ke1 exd4
  39. 39.Kxd1 dxe3
  40. 40.Ke2 Rc8
  41. 41.Rb5 Rc3
  42. 42.Rxa5 Rxb3
  43. 43.Rb5 g6
  44. 44.a5 Kg7
  45. 45.a6 Ra3
  46. 46.Rxb4 Rxa6
  47. 47.Kxe3 Rf6
  48. 48.Rb5 Rf5
  49. 49.Rb6 Kh6
  50. 50.Rb4 Rf6
  51. 51.Rb5 Rf1
  52. 52.Ke2 Rf5
  53. 53.Rb4 f6
  54. 54.g4 Ra5
  55. 55.Kf3 Ra3+
  56. 56.Kg2 f5
  57. 57.Rf4 Ra5
  58. 58.Kg3 Kg7
  59. 59.gxf5 gxf5
  60. 60.Rb4 Kg6
  61. 61.Rb7 Ra3+
  62. 62.Kg2 h6
  63. 63.Rb5 Rc3
  64. 64.Ra5 Rd3
  65. 65.Rb5 f4
  66. 66.Ra5 Rg3+
  67. 67.Kh2 h5
  68. 68.Rb5 Rg4
  69. 69.Kh3 f3
  70. 70.Rb3 Rf4
  71. 71.Rb1 Kf5
  72. 72.Kg3 f2
  73. 73.Rf1 Rg4+
  74. 74.Kxf2 Rf4+
  75. 75.Kg2 Rxf1
  76. 76.Kxf1 Kg4
  77. 77.Kg2 Kxh4
  78. 78.Kh2 Kg4
  79. 79.Kg2 h4
  80. 80.Kh2 h3
  81. 81.Kg1 Kg3
  82. 82.Kh1 h2

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