Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · King's Pawn Opening · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 3.3
Date 2018.06.15
Opening King's Pawn Opening (B00)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3K4/2p5/np1p4/p2P4/P1P4k/1P6/2B5/8 w - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bg7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Bg4
  7. 7.Rd1 Nc6
  8. 8.h3 Bxf3
  9. 9.Qxf3 e5
  10. 10.c3 Re8
  11. 11.d5 Ne7
  12. 12.Bd3 Rf8
  13. 13.c4 Nd7
  14. 14.Nc3 f5
  15. 15.Rb1 fxe4
  16. 16.Qxe4 Nf5
  17. 17.Qe1 e4
  18. 18.Nxe4 h6
  19. 19.b3 Re8
  20. 20.Bb2 Ne5
  21. 21.f3 a5
  22. 22.a4 Qe7
  23. 23.Bc2 Qf7
  24. 24.Qf2 b6
  25. 25.Bc3 Re7
  26. 26.Re1 Rae8
  27. 27.Re2 Nd7
  28. 28.Rbe1 Rxe4
  29. 29.Rxe4 Rxe4
  30. 30.fxe4 Bxc3
  31. 31.exf5 Bxe1
  32. 32.Qxe1 gxf5
  33. 33.Qg3+ Kf8
  34. 34.Qf4 Kg7
  35. 35.Bxf5 Nc5
  36. 36.Qg3+ Kf8
  37. 37.Bc2 Qe7
  38. 38.Qf4+ Kg7
  39. 39.Kf2 Qe8
  40. 40.Qg4+ Kf8
  41. 41.Qf5+ Qf7
  42. 42.Qxf7+ Kxf7
  43. 43.Ke3 Nd7
  44. 44.Kf4 Kf6
  45. 45.g4 Nc5
  46. 46.h4 Nd7
  47. 47.g5+ Kg7
  48. 48.Kf5 Nc5
  49. 49.gxh6+ Kxh6
  50. 50.Kf6 Kh5
  51. 51.Ke7 Kxh4
  52. 52.Kd8 Na6

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