Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Giuoco Piano · 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 5m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.8
Date 2018.10.11
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/3r1pp1/7p/2p5/p3P3/2P2KPP/R4P2/R7 w - - 1 37

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 O-O
  7. 7.Re1 a5
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be6
  9. 9.Bb5 Qb8
  10. 10.Nf1 Qa7
  11. 11.Be3 Bxe3
  12. 12.Nxe3 Ne7
  13. 13.Ba4 h6
  14. 14.Qc2 Ng4
  15. 15.Bb3 Nxe3
  16. 16.Rxe3 Bxb3
  17. 17.axb3 Qb6
  18. 18.d4 Ng6
  19. 19.g3 Rfe8
  20. 20.dxe5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Nd2 Re7
  22. 22.Kg2 Rae8
  23. 23.h3 Qc5
  24. 24.Ra4 Nc6
  25. 25.Nf3 b5
  26. 26.Ra1 d5
  27. 27.Rae1 d4
  28. 28.R3e2 dxc3
  29. 29.Qxc3 Qxc3
  30. 30.bxc3 a4
  31. 31.bxa4 bxa4
  32. 32.Nd4 Ne5
  33. 33.Ra1 c5
  34. 34.Nf3 Ra7
  35. 35.Rea2 Nxf3
  36. 36.Kxf3 Rd7

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