Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.16
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

4q1k1/6p1/2p4p/p2p1Q2/Pb1P2P1/7P/5BP1/5K2 b - - 10 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.O-O a5
  7. 7.Re1 h6
  8. 8.Nbd2 O-O
  9. 9.Nf1 Ne7
  10. 10.Bb3 Ng6
  11. 11.d4 Bb6
  12. 12.h3 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 d5
  14. 14.e5 Ne4
  15. 15.Be3 c6
  16. 16.N3d2 Nxd2
  17. 17.Nxd2 Bf5
  18. 18.Nf1 Nh4
  19. 19.Ng3 Bh7
  20. 20.Bc2 Bxc2
  21. 21.Qxc2 Qd7
  22. 22.a4 Rae8
  23. 23.Ra3 f6
  24. 24.Rb3 Ba7
  25. 25.exf6 Rxf6
  26. 26.Qc3 Rfe6
  27. 27.Ra3 Bb8
  28. 28.Raa1 Qd6
  29. 29.Bd2 Nf5
  30. 30.Rxe6 Rxe6
  31. 31.Re1 Nxg3
  32. 32.fxg3 Rxe1+
  33. 33.Bxe1 Qe7
  34. 34.Bf2 Bc7
  35. 35.Qb3 Bd6
  36. 36.Kf1 Bb4
  37. 37.Qf3 Qe6
  38. 38.g4 b5
  39. 39.b3 bxa4
  40. 40.bxa4 Qe8
  41. 41.Qf5 Bc3
  42. 42.Qd3 Bb4
  43. 43.Qf5 Bc3
  44. 44.Qd3 Bb4
  45. 45.Qf5

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