Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.110
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/6R1/4PP1p/5rpP/8/2p5/6K1/8 b - - 1 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 g6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bg7
  6. 6.h4 h6
  7. 7.d3 Nge7
  8. 8.Ne2 b5
  9. 9.Bb3 Na5
  10. 10.h5 g5
  11. 11.g4 d5
  12. 12.Nh2 c5
  13. 13.c3 Nxb3
  14. 14.axb3 Be6
  15. 15.Qc2 O-O
  16. 16.Ng3 Qd7
  17. 17.Nf5 Rfd8
  18. 18.Nf1 c4
  19. 19.bxc4 dxe4
  20. 20.dxe4 Nxf5
  21. 21.gxf5 Bxc4
  22. 22.f3 Bd3
  23. 23.Qb3 Bf8
  24. 24.Be3 Qc6
  25. 25.Kf2 a5
  26. 26.Nh2 a4
  27. 27.Qa2 Bc5
  28. 28.Ng4 Bc4
  29. 29.Qb1 Rd2+
  30. 30.Kg3 Bxe3
  31. 31.Nxe3 Rad8
  32. 32.Ng4 R8d3
  33. 33.Re1 Qd6
  34. 34.Re3 Rxe3
  35. 35.Nxe3 Re2
  36. 36.Ng4 Qd2
  37. 37.Qc1 Rg2+
  38. 38.Kh3 Qe2
  39. 39.Qd1 Qxd1
  40. 40.Rxd1 Rxb2
  41. 41.Nxe5 a3
  42. 42.Nxc4 bxc4
  43. 43.Rd8+ Kg7
  44. 44.Ra8 Rb3
  45. 45.e5 a2
  46. 46.f6+ Kh7
  47. 47.Rxa2 Rxc3
  48. 48.Ra7 Rxf3+
  49. 49.Kg2 Rf5
  50. 50.Rxf7+ Kg8
  51. 51.e6 c3
  52. 52.Rg7+

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