Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

10th London Classic 2018 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 10th London Classic 2018
Site London ENG
Round 2.5
Date 2018.12.17
Opening English Opening (A17)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/p3b3/Pp2k2p/1Pp1p1pP/2P1K1P1/4BP2/8/8 b - - 24 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.e3 Be7
  5. 5.Be2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O c5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Qc2 Nc6
  9. 9.b3 Nxc3
  10. 10.dxc3 b6
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc7
  12. 12.e4 Bb7
  13. 13.g3 Rad8
  14. 14.Bf4 Qc8
  15. 15.h4 Rxd1+
  16. 16.Rxd1 Rd8
  17. 17.e5 Rxd1+
  18. 18.Qxd1 Bd8
  19. 19.Bd3 h6
  20. 20.Be4 Bc7
  21. 21.Qd3 Ne7
  22. 22.h5 Bc6
  23. 23.c4 Qa8
  24. 24.Bxc6 Qxc6
  25. 25.g4 Qa8
  26. 26.Kg2 g5
  27. 27.Qd7 Qd8
  28. 28.Qxd8+ Bxd8
  29. 29.Bd2 Nc6
  30. 30.Bc3 Bc7
  31. 31.Kf1 f6
  32. 32.exf6 Kf7
  33. 33.Ke2 e5
  34. 34.Kd3 Kxf6
  35. 35.Ke4 Ke6
  36. 36.Nd2 Nb8
  37. 37.Kd3 Nd7
  38. 38.Ne4 Nf6
  39. 39.Nxf6 Kxf6
  40. 40.Ke4 Ke6
  41. 41.b4 Bd6
  42. 42.b5 Bc7
  43. 43.a4 Bd6
  44. 44.a5 Bc7
  45. 45.a6 Bd6
  46. 46.Bd2 Be7
  47. 47.Ba5 Bd8
  48. 48.Bc3 Bc7
  49. 49.f3 Bd6
  50. 50.Be1 Bb8
  51. 51.Bd2 Bd6
  52. 52.Be3 Be7
  53. 53.Bc1 Bd6
  54. 54.Bd2 Be7
  55. 55.Ba5 Bd8
  56. 56.Be1 Be7
  57. 57.Bf2 Bd6
  58. 58.Bg3 Bc7
  59. 59.Be1 Bd6
  60. 60.Bd2 Be7
  61. 61.Be3

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