Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.30
Date 2018.10.11
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/4p1p1/7p/3R3P/1r2P1P1/5PK1/8 b - - 1 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.b3 g6
  5. 5.Bb2 Bg7
  6. 6.d4 O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 c5
  9. 9.O-O cxd4
  10. 10.Nxd4 Bd7
  11. 11.Rc1 Nc6
  12. 12.N2f3 Nxd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 Bc6
  14. 14.Ne5 Bd5
  15. 15.Qe2 Bxc4
  16. 16.Rxc4 Nd7
  17. 17.Nxd7 Qxd7
  18. 18.Bxg7 Kxg7
  19. 19.Rd1 Qe7
  20. 20.Rdc1 Rfd8
  21. 21.h4 h5
  22. 22.Qf3 Rd7
  23. 23.g3 Rad8
  24. 24.Kg2 b6
  25. 25.a4 Rd3
  26. 26.Rc7 R8d7
  27. 27.Qb7 Rd2
  28. 28.Qxa7 Qf6
  29. 29.Rf1 R7d6
  30. 30.a5 bxa5
  31. 31.Qxa5 Rb2
  32. 32.Qc3 Qxc3
  33. 33.Rxc3 Rb6
  34. 34.Rd1 R2xb3
  35. 35.Rxb3 Rxb3
  36. 36.Rd4

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