Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 71 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.36
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/7k/1R4p1/3r3p/7K/8 w - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 g6
  5. 5.O-O Bg7
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 d6
  8. 8.a4 Rb8
  9. 9.axb5 axb5
  10. 10.d4 exd4
  11. 11.cxd4 Bg4
  12. 12.Be3 Nge7
  13. 13.Nc3 O-O
  14. 14.Ne2 d5
  15. 15.e5 Nf5
  16. 16.Bxf5 Bxf5
  17. 17.Ng3 Bd7
  18. 18.Qd2 f6
  19. 19.exf6 Qxf6
  20. 20.Rfc1 Bg4
  21. 21.Ra6 Rb6
  22. 22.Rxb6 cxb6
  23. 23.Ne5 Nxe5
  24. 24.dxe5 Qxe5
  25. 25.Bxb6 Qxb2
  26. 26.Qxd5+ Kh8
  27. 27.Re1 b4
  28. 28.h3 Bc8
  29. 29.Bc5 Rg8
  30. 30.Ne4 h6
  31. 31.Nd6 b3
  32. 32.Kh2 Qc2
  33. 33.Bd4 b2
  34. 34.Bxg7+ Rxg7
  35. 35.Nxc8 Qxc8
  36. 36.Qb5 Qc7+
  37. 37.g3 Qb7
  38. 38.Qe8+ Kh7
  39. 39.Rb1 Qb6
  40. 40.Qe2 Rb7
  41. 41.h4 h5
  42. 42.Kg2 Qd4
  43. 43.Qc2 Qf6
  44. 44.Kh2 Kg7
  45. 45.Kg2 Qd4
  46. 46.Kh2 Kh6
  47. 47.Kg2 Kh7
  48. 48.Kh2 Qb4
  49. 49.Kg2 Qa3
  50. 50.Kh2 Qa2
  51. 51.Kg2 Qa8
  52. 52.Kh2 Qb8
  53. 53.Kg2 Rb6
  54. 54.Kh2 Rb4
  55. 55.Kg2 Kg7
  56. 56.Kh2 Rxh4+
  57. 57.Kg1 Rb4
  58. 58.Qc3+ Kh7
  59. 59.Qc2 Qb7
  60. 60.Qd3 h4
  61. 61.Qc3 h3
  62. 62.f3 Rb3
  63. 63.Qf6 Rxf3
  64. 64.Rxb2 Qa7+
  65. 65.Qb6 Rxg3+
  66. 66.Kh2 Qxb6
  67. 67.Rxb6 Rd3
  68. 68.Rb5 Kh6
  69. 69.Rb4 Kh5
  70. 70.Rb5+ g5
  71. 71.Rb4 g4

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