Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2019 · King's Pawn Opening · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2019
Site Paris FRA
Round 13.3
Date 2019.08.01
Opening King's Pawn Opening (B00)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5Qk1/p4q2/bp1B4/2p5/8/1P6/P5P1/3R3K b - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 d6
  2. 2.d4 g6
  3. 3.Nf3 Bg7
  4. 4.Bd3 e5
  5. 5.c3 Nc6
  6. 6.O-O Nf6
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 exd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Nxd4
  10. 10.cxd4 c5
  11. 11.dxc5 dxc5
  12. 12.Nf3 Be6
  13. 13.Qe2 Re8
  14. 14.Be3 Rc8
  15. 15.Rad1 Qc7
  16. 16.b3 h6
  17. 17.Rc1 b6
  18. 18.h3 Qe7
  19. 19.Bf4 Kh7
  20. 20.Qe3 Red8
  21. 21.Ba6 Ra8
  22. 22.Ne5 Nh5
  23. 23.Nc6 Qh4
  24. 24.Nxd8 Rxd8
  25. 25.Bh2 Bd4
  26. 26.Qf3 g5
  27. 27.Bc4 g4
  28. 28.hxg4 Bxg4
  29. 29.Qxf7+ Bg7
  30. 30.e5 Rf8
  31. 31.Bd3+ Kh8
  32. 32.Qg6 Qxf2+
  33. 33.Kh1 Bf5
  34. 34.Qxh5 Bxd3
  35. 35.e6 Bb5
  36. 36.e7 Re8
  37. 37.Re6 Kg8
  38. 38.Rd1 Qf7
  39. 39.Qd5 Kh7
  40. 40.Rxh6+ Kg8
  41. 41.Re6 Ba6
  42. 42.Qc6 Rxe7
  43. 43.Qa8+ Bf8
  44. 44.Rxe7 Qxe7
  45. 45.Bd6 Qf7
  46. 46.Qxf8+

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