Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.2
Date 2018.10.11
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3N4/6p1/6kp/2nnR3/8/5PK1/8/8 b - - 1 45

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 O-O
  7. 7.Re1 a5
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be6
  9. 9.Bb5 Qb8
  10. 10.Nf1 Qa7
  11. 11.Be3 Bxe3
  12. 12.Nxe3 Ne7
  13. 13.Ba4 h6
  14. 14.Qc2 c6
  15. 15.d4 Ng6
  16. 16.Rad1 Bxa2
  17. 17.b3 b5
  18. 18.Qxa2 bxa4
  19. 19.Qxa4 Nxe4
  20. 20.Qxc6 Nf6
  21. 21.Qxd6 Rfd8
  22. 22.Qa3 Ne4
  23. 23.Qb2 a4
  24. 24.Qc2 Qb7
  25. 25.bxa4 Rdc8
  26. 26.c4 exd4
  27. 27.Nxd4 Nc5
  28. 28.Ndf5 Qb3
  29. 29.Qxb3 Nxb3
  30. 30.Nd5 Rcb8
  31. 31.h4 Rxa4
  32. 32.h5 Nf8
  33. 33.Nde7+ Kh7
  34. 34.Nd6 Nc5
  35. 35.Rd5 Nfe6
  36. 36.Nc6 Rb2
  37. 37.Nxf7 Rxc4
  38. 38.Nce5 Rf4
  39. 39.f3 Rf6
  40. 40.Nd8 Rxg2+
  41. 41.Kxg2 Nf4+
  42. 42.Kg3 Nxd5
  43. 43.Ng6 Rxg6+
  44. 44.hxg6+ Kxg6
  45. 45.Re5

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