Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Gibraltar Masters TB 2018 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 24 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Gibraltar Masters TB 2018
Site Caleta ENG
Round 1.2
Date 2018.02.01
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 24
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Final Position

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

r1r5/pp3pp1/3kb2p/1P1p4/PR6/3BP3/3K1PPP/R7 b - - 0 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.a3 Nc6
  11. 11.Bd3 Bb6
  12. 12.O-O Qf6
  13. 13.b4 h6
  14. 14.b5 Nd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Bxd4
  16. 16.Rb1 Be5
  17. 17.Bxe5 Qxe5
  18. 18.Rb4 Be6
  19. 19.Qa1 Qxa1
  20. 20.Rxa1 Rfc8
  21. 21.Kf1 Kf8
  22. 22.Ke2 Ke7
  23. 23.Kd2 Kd6
  24. 24.a4

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