Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 47 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 2.6
Date 2018.10.11
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 47
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Final Position

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

6k1/4rpp1/2P4p/8/4P2P/2R3P1/1qp2P2/4Q1K1 b - - 9 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 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.d4 Nxe3
  16. 16.Rxe3 Ng6
  17. 17.Bb3 Bxb3
  18. 18.axb3 Qb6
  19. 19.g3 Rfe8
  20. 20.h4 Nf8
  21. 21.Rd3 exd4
  22. 22.Rxd4 Ne6
  23. 23.Rd5 Nc5
  24. 24.Nd2 Qc6
  25. 25.Rd4 b6
  26. 26.Re1 Ne6
  27. 27.Rd3 Re7
  28. 28.Rde3 Rae8
  29. 29.Nf3 Qa8
  30. 30.Nd4 Nxd4
  31. 31.cxd4 c5
  32. 32.d5 b5
  33. 33.Qd3 Qb7
  34. 34.Ra1 Qb6
  35. 35.Qe2 Rc8
  36. 36.Qe1 a4
  37. 37.bxa4 bxa4
  38. 38.Rxa4 Qxb2
  39. 39.Ra6 c4
  40. 40.Rxd6 c3
  41. 41.Rc6 Rxc6
  42. 42.dxc6 c2
  43. 43.Rc3 Qb1
  44. 44.Qf1 Qb2
  45. 45.Qe1 Qb1
  46. 46.Qf1 Qb2
  47. 47.Qe1

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