Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 98 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 3.1
Date 2019.05.11
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 98
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1k6/8/P3N3/K7/8/4B3/2p1b3/8 w - - 7 99

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h5
  11. 11.Bf4 Be7
  12. 12.Rad1 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Rh6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Bb4
  15. 15.a3 Bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 h4
  17. 17.Ne4 Rg6
  18. 18.g4 hxg3
  19. 19.fxg3 Ne7
  20. 20.h4 Nd5
  21. 21.Bg5 Bf5
  22. 22.h5 Nxc3
  23. 23.hxg6 Nxd1
  24. 24.Kg2 Bxg6
  25. 25.Nc5 b6
  26. 26.Na6 Rc8
  27. 27.Rxd1 Bxc2
  28. 28.Nxc7+ Kf8
  29. 29.Rd8+ Rxd8
  30. 30.Bxd8 Bd3
  31. 31.Kf3 Bc4
  32. 32.g4 Bf1
  33. 33.g5 Bd3
  34. 34.Ke3 Bf1
  35. 35.g6 Bh3
  36. 36.gxf7 Kxf7
  37. 37.Bg5 Bc8
  38. 38.Kd4 Bd7
  39. 39.Ke4 Bc8
  40. 40.Kf4 Bd7
  41. 41.Na6 Ke6
  42. 42.Ke4 Bc8
  43. 43.Nb4 c5
  44. 44.Na2 Bb7+
  45. 45.Kf4 b5
  46. 46.Nc1 Kd5
  47. 47.Be7 a5
  48. 48.Nb3 c4
  49. 49.Nxa5 Bc8
  50. 50.Bb4 g5+
  51. 51.Kxg5 Kxe5
  52. 52.Nc6+ Ke4
  53. 53.Kf6 Kd3
  54. 54.Ne5+ Kd4
  55. 55.Nc6+ Kd3
  56. 56.Ke5 c3
  57. 57.Nd4 c2
  58. 58.Nb3 Kc4
  59. 59.Nc1 Bg4
  60. 60.Kf4 Bh5
  61. 61.Ke3 Bg6
  62. 62.Kd2 Bf5
  63. 63.Ne2 Bg6
  64. 64.Kc1 Bd3
  65. 65.Nf4 Bf5
  66. 66.Ng2 Bg6
  67. 67.Ne3+ Kd4
  68. 68.Ng4 Bf5
  69. 69.Nf6 Ke5
  70. 70.Ne8 Kd5
  71. 71.Kb2 Kc6
  72. 72.Ng7 Be4
  73. 73.Bd2 Kd6
  74. 74.Kc3 Bg6
  75. 75.Kd4 Ke7
  76. 76.Ke5 Bh7
  77. 77.Ne6 Kd7
  78. 78.Nd4 Bd3
  79. 79.Kd5 Bc4+
  80. 80.Kc5 Bd3
  81. 81.Kb4 Kd6
  82. 82.Kc3 Bg6
  83. 83.Nxb5+ Kc5
  84. 84.a4 Kb6
  85. 85.Kb4 Ka6
  86. 86.a5 Be4
  87. 87.Nc7+ Kb7
  88. 88.Ne6 Bf5
  89. 89.Nc5+ Kc6
  90. 90.Be3 Bh7
  91. 91.Nb3 Kb7
  92. 92.Bf4 Ka6
  93. 93.Nc5+ Ka7
  94. 94.Kb5 Bf5
  95. 95.a6 Bh3
  96. 96.Ka5 Bf1
  97. 97.Be3 Be2
  98. 98.Ne6+ Kb8

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