Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Airthings Masters Prelim · 2020 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 48 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Airthings Masters Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.1
Date 2020.12.26
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 48
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Final Position

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

6k1/1pqb1p2/r5p1/3p4/3N1P1Q/1P4R1/6PK/8 w - - 10 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 h6
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 a5
  9. 9.Nf1 Be6
  10. 10.Bb5 Ne7
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Bb6
  13. 13.Ng3 d5
  14. 14.e5 Ne4
  15. 15.Bd3 Nxg3
  16. 16.hxg3 Bg4
  17. 17.Bc2 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 Bxc5
  19. 19.Be3 Rc8
  20. 20.Bxc5 Rxc5
  21. 21.Qd2 Qc7
  22. 22.Bd3 Nc6
  23. 23.Qe3 Nb4
  24. 24.Nd4 Nxd3
  25. 25.Qxd3 Qb6
  26. 26.f3 Bd7
  27. 27.Qd2 a4
  28. 28.Kh2 Rfc8
  29. 29.Rad1 Rc4
  30. 30.g4 Re8
  31. 31.b3 axb3
  32. 32.axb3 Rc5
  33. 33.Qf4 Qc7
  34. 34.Rd3 Rc3
  35. 35.Rxc3 Qxc3
  36. 36.Rc1 Qa5
  37. 37.g5 hxg5
  38. 38.Qxg5 Qb6
  39. 39.Rd1 Qc7
  40. 40.f4 Ra8
  41. 41.Rd3 Ra6
  42. 42.e6 Bxe6
  43. 43.Rg3 g6
  44. 44.Qh4 Bd7
  45. 45.Nf3 Bf5
  46. 46.Nd4 Bd7
  47. 47.Nf3 Bf5
  48. 48.Nd4 Bd7

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