Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Rapid Paris 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 24 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 7.1
Date 2019.07.29
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 24
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Final Position

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

r4k2/ppp2pp1/2p3P1/4PbB1/4n3/P5P1/2P2K2/3RR3 w - - 0 25

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 Kf8
  20. 20.Kf2 Ne7
  21. 21.h4 Nd5
  22. 22.Bg5 Bf5
  23. 23.h5 Nxc3
  24. 24.hxg6 Nxe4+

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