Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.10
Date 2018.10.11
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k2r2/2p3p1/1p1p4/pPnPp1Pq/P3P3/4KNP1/2Q1R3/8 w - - 5 55

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 a6
  7. 7.a4 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 h6
  9. 9.h3 Ba7
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.Bxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.b4 Qe8
  13. 13.Ra2 Nh5
  14. 14.Nf1 Qf7
  15. 15.Be3 Bxe3
  16. 16.Rxe3 Ne7
  17. 17.g3 a5
  18. 18.b5 Nf6
  19. 19.N1h2 Rad8
  20. 20.d4 exd4
  21. 21.cxd4 e5
  22. 22.Rc2 Ng6
  23. 23.d5 Rc8
  24. 24.Qc1 Qd7
  25. 25.Kg2 Rf7
  26. 26.Nd2 Rcf8
  27. 27.Rf3 Qd8
  28. 28.Ng4 Nxg4
  29. 29.hxg4 Qg5
  30. 30.Rxf7 Rxf7
  31. 31.Qd1 h5
  32. 32.Nf1 h4
  33. 33.Qe2 hxg3
  34. 34.fxg3 Nf8
  35. 35.Nh2 b6
  36. 36.Qd2 Qg6
  37. 37.Qe3 Nh7
  38. 38.Re2 Ng5
  39. 39.Re1 Nh7
  40. 40.Qe2 Nf6
  41. 41.Kg1 Nd7
  42. 42.Kg2 Nc5
  43. 43.Qc2 Kf8
  44. 44.Re2 Ke8
  45. 45.Qd1 Kd7
  46. 46.Qc2 Rf8
  47. 47.Qd1 Rf6
  48. 48.Qc2 Kc8
  49. 49.Qc4 Qh7
  50. 50.Qc2 Rh6
  51. 51.Nf3 Qg6
  52. 52.g5 Rh8
  53. 53.Kf2 Qh5
  54. 54.Ke3 Rf8

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