Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 48 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.22
Date 2018.10.11
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2p5/6P1/4p1K1/1pP5/1P1k4/1P2p2r/4R3 w - - 5 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Nf3 d6
  6. 6.O-O h6
  7. 7.Nd5 O-O
  8. 8.c3 a6
  9. 9.Re1 Ba7
  10. 10.h3 Nxd5
  11. 11.Bxd5 Ne7
  12. 12.Bb3 Ng6
  13. 13.d4 Qf6
  14. 14.Be3 Be6
  15. 15.Bc2 Nh4
  16. 16.Nxh4 Qxh4
  17. 17.Qf3 Rae8
  18. 18.dxe5 Bxe3
  19. 19.Qxe3 dxe5
  20. 20.Bb3 Qg5
  21. 21.Qxg5 hxg5
  22. 22.Rad1 Bxb3
  23. 23.axb3 Re7
  24. 24.Rd3 f6
  25. 25.Red1 Kf7
  26. 26.Kh2 Ke6
  27. 27.Kg3 a5
  28. 28.Kg4 Rh8
  29. 29.g3 g6
  30. 30.Rd8 Reh7
  31. 31.Rxh8 Rxh8
  32. 32.Rd5 b6
  33. 33.Rd1 f5+
  34. 34.Kxg5 Rxh3
  35. 35.Kxg6 fxe4
  36. 36.g4 Rh2
  37. 37.Rf1 b5
  38. 38.g5 Rg2
  39. 39.c4 b4
  40. 40.Ra1 Rxf2
  41. 41.Rxa5 e3
  42. 42.Ra6+ Ke7
  43. 43.Ra1 e2
  44. 44.Re1 Ke6
  45. 45.Kg7 Kf5
  46. 46.g6 Ke4
  47. 47.Kh6 Rh2+
  48. 48.Kg5 Kd3

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