Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 55 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.14
Date 2018.10.11
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 55
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Final Position

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

8/8/2N5/8/5N2/2k4K/8/8 b - - 0 55

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 a5
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be6
  9. 9.Bb5 Qb8
  10. 10.Nf1 Qa7
  11. 11.Be3 Bxe3
  12. 12.Nxe3 Ne7
  13. 13.a4 h6
  14. 14.Bc4 Bxc4
  15. 15.Nxc4 Rad8
  16. 16.Qb3 Ng6
  17. 17.Qb5 b6
  18. 18.Ne3 Qb7
  19. 19.Rad1 Rfe8
  20. 20.Nf5 d5
  21. 21.exd5 Qxd5
  22. 22.Qxd5 Nxd5
  23. 23.g3 c5
  24. 24.Nd2 Nde7
  25. 25.Ne3 Nc8
  26. 26.Nf3 f6
  27. 27.Nc4 Nge7
  28. 28.d4 cxd4
  29. 29.cxd4 exd4
  30. 30.Nxd4 Kf7
  31. 31.Nb5 Nf5
  32. 32.Kg2 h5
  33. 33.h4 g5
  34. 34.hxg5 fxg5
  35. 35.Rxe8 Kxe8
  36. 36.Nc7+ Ke7
  37. 37.Rxd8 Kxd8
  38. 38.Ne6+ Kd7
  39. 39.Nxg5 Kc6
  40. 40.Ne4 b5
  41. 41.Nxa5+ Kb6
  42. 42.b4 bxa4
  43. 43.Nc3 Ncd6
  44. 44.Nxa4+ Kb5
  45. 45.Nc5 Kxb4
  46. 46.Nab7 Nf7
  47. 47.Ne6 Ne5
  48. 48.f4 Nd3
  49. 49.Nbd8 h4
  50. 50.Nc6+ Kc3
  51. 51.g4 Ne3+
  52. 52.Kh3 Nxg4
  53. 53.Kxg4 h3
  54. 54.Kxh3 Nxf4+
  55. 55.Nxf4

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