Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 79 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 2.16
Date 2018.10.11
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 79
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

k1b4Q/8/2K5/8/8/8/6pb/8 b - - 13 79

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.Bf4 Rxe1
  12. 12.Qxe1 Ne8
  13. 13.Nc3 Bxd4
  14. 14.Nd5 c6
  15. 15.Rd1 Bc5
  16. 16.b4 Bf8
  17. 17.Ne3 d5
  18. 18.c4 Be6
  19. 19.cxd5 cxd5
  20. 20.Bc4 Qf6
  21. 21.Nxd5 Bxd5
  22. 22.Be5 Bxc4
  23. 23.Bxf6 Nxf6
  24. 24.a4 Bb3
  25. 25.Ra1 Rd8
  26. 26.h3 b6
  27. 27.Qc3 Rd1+
  28. 28.Rxd1 Bxd1
  29. 29.a5 bxa5
  30. 30.bxa5 Ba4
  31. 31.Qd4 Bc6
  32. 32.Qxa7 Nd5
  33. 33.a6 Nb4
  34. 34.Qb6 Ba8
  35. 35.a7 Nc6
  36. 36.Qc7 Nxa7
  37. 37.Qxa7 Bd5
  38. 38.Qd4 Be6
  39. 39.g4 g5
  40. 40.Kg2 Be7
  41. 41.Kg3 h6
  42. 42.f4 gxf4+
  43. 43.Qxf4 Kg7
  44. 44.h4 Bf6
  45. 45.g5 hxg5
  46. 46.hxg5 Be7
  47. 47.Kh4 f6
  48. 48.Qd4 Kf7
  49. 49.Kh5 fxg5
  50. 50.Qe4 Bf6
  51. 51.Qh7+ Ke8
  52. 52.Kg6 Be7
  53. 53.Qh8+ Kd7
  54. 54.Qd4+ Ke8
  55. 55.Qa4+ Kd8
  56. 56.Qc6 Bd7
  57. 57.Qb6+ Kc8
  58. 58.Kf7 Bd8
  59. 59.Qc5+ Kb7
  60. 60.Qd6 Kc8
  61. 61.Qa6+ Kc7
  62. 62.Qa8 g4
  63. 63.Qa5+ Kc8
  64. 64.Qa6+ Kc7
  65. 65.Qa8 Bc6
  66. 66.Qa7+ Kc8
  67. 67.Ke6 Bc7
  68. 68.Qa6+ Bb7
  69. 69.Qa4 Kb8
  70. 70.Qe8+ Bc8+
  71. 71.Kd5 g3
  72. 72.Kc6 g2
  73. 73.Qg8 Bh2
  74. 74.Qb3+ Ka8
  75. 75.Qa2+ Kb8
  76. 76.Qb2+ Ka8
  77. 77.Qa2+ Kb8
  78. 78.Qb2+ Ka8
  79. 79.Qh8

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