Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

7th Sinquefield Cup 2019 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 7th Sinquefield Cup 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 9.6
Date 2019.08.26
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B10)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/5k2/1b6/7N/4K3/8/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Ne4
  5. 5.Ne2 Qb6
  6. 6.d4 e6
  7. 7.Ng3 c5
  8. 8.Bd3 Nxg3
  9. 9.fxg3 cxd4
  10. 10.O-O Nc6
  11. 11.Qe2 h6
  12. 12.a3 Bd7
  13. 13.g4 Be7
  14. 14.b4 a6
  15. 15.Rb1 Na7
  16. 16.Bb2 Nb5
  17. 17.Qf2 Qc7
  18. 18.Nxd4 O-O
  19. 19.Ne2 f6
  20. 20.Qe3 fxe5
  21. 21.Bxe5 Bd6
  22. 22.Bxd6 Nxd6
  23. 23.g5 Nf5
  24. 24.Bxf5 exf5
  25. 25.gxh6 Rae8
  26. 26.Qd2 Qb6+
  27. 27.Nd4 Qxh6
  28. 28.Qxh6 gxh6
  29. 29.Rf3 Re4
  30. 30.c3 Kg7
  31. 31.h3 h5
  32. 32.Rbf1 Kg6
  33. 33.g3 Rc8
  34. 34.Kh2 b6
  35. 35.h4 f4
  36. 36.gxf4 Bg4
  37. 37.Rd3 Kf6
  38. 38.Rf2 Re7
  39. 39.Nf3 Bf5
  40. 40.Rxd5 Rxc3
  41. 41.Ng5 Rc6
  42. 42.a4 Rec7
  43. 43.b5 axb5
  44. 44.axb5 Rc2
  45. 45.Kg2 Rxf2+
  46. 46.Kxf2 Rc2+
  47. 47.Ke3 Rc3+
  48. 48.Kd2 Rc2+
  49. 49.Kd1 Rc4
  50. 50.Rd6+ Ke7
  51. 51.Rxb6 Rxf4
  52. 52.Rb7+ Bd7
  53. 53.Kd2 Rxh4
  54. 54.Ke3 Rb4
  55. 55.Ne4 Rxb5
  56. 56.Rxb5 Bxb5
  57. 57.Ng3 h4
  58. 58.Nf5+ Kf6
  59. 59.Nxh4

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