Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.28
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2p5/6pk/3p4/1P5p/P2QnPqP/3N2PK/8 w - - 4 45

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 Nge7
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 d6
  10. 10.h3 O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 Na5
  12. 12.Bf4 Bb7
  13. 13.Qc1 f5
  14. 14.Bh6 fxe4
  15. 15.Bxg7 Kxg7
  16. 16.Bxe4 Bxe4
  17. 17.Nxe4 Nd5
  18. 18.Re1 Qd7
  19. 19.b3 Rae8
  20. 20.Ng3 Rxe1+
  21. 21.Qxe1 Nc6
  22. 22.Qe4 Nf6
  23. 23.Qh4 Re8
  24. 24.Re1 Rxe1+
  25. 25.Nxe1 Qe7
  26. 26.Nc2 Qe6
  27. 27.Qf4 Ne7
  28. 28.Qf3 Ned5
  29. 29.Ne3 h5
  30. 30.Nxd5 Nxd5
  31. 31.Ne4 Qf5
  32. 32.Qe2 Qe6
  33. 33.Qc2 Qf5
  34. 34.a3 h4
  35. 35.b4 Kh6
  36. 36.f3 Qf4
  37. 37.Qc6 Qe3+
  38. 38.Kh2 Qxd4
  39. 39.Qxa6 Qe5+
  40. 40.Kg1 Qa1+
  41. 41.Kh2 Ne3
  42. 42.Qxb5 d5
  43. 43.Nd2 Qe1
  44. 44.Qd3 Qg3+

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