Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.32
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/4N3/p1q5/1n3R2/4R1PP/2p5/5PK1/8 b - - 1 65

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 O-O
  7. 7.Nbd2 h6
  8. 8.Re1 a5
  9. 9.Nf1 Bb6
  10. 10.Bb3 Be6
  11. 11.Bc2 Re8
  12. 12.Ng3 d5
  13. 13.h3 d4
  14. 14.Qe2 a4
  15. 15.c4 a3
  16. 16.bxa3 Nd7
  17. 17.Rb1 Ba5
  18. 18.Rf1 Nc5
  19. 19.Nh2 Ne7
  20. 20.Ng4 Ng6
  21. 21.Nh5 Ra6
  22. 22.g3 f5
  23. 23.exf5 Bxf5
  24. 24.Rb5 e4
  25. 25.Rxc5 exd3
  26. 26.Qf3 Be4
  27. 27.Qxe4 Rxe4
  28. 28.Bxd3 Ree6
  29. 29.Rd5 Qe8
  30. 30.c5 Kh7
  31. 31.Nf4 Re4
  32. 32.Bxa6 bxa6
  33. 33.c6 Bb6
  34. 34.Rd7 Kg8
  35. 35.Nh5 Qe6
  36. 36.Nxg7 Qxc6
  37. 37.Nf5 Re6
  38. 38.Ngxh6+ Kf8
  39. 39.Rg7 Ke8
  40. 40.Bg5 d3
  41. 41.Ng4 Nf8
  42. 42.Be3 Bxe3
  43. 43.Ngxe3 Qc5
  44. 44.Rg4 d2
  45. 45.Ng7+ Kf7
  46. 46.Nxe6 Nxe6
  47. 47.Rd1 Qxa3
  48. 48.Rxd2 c5
  49. 49.Rd7+ Ke8
  50. 50.Ra7 Kf8
  51. 51.Rh4 Kg8
  52. 52.Kg2 Qxa2
  53. 53.Re4 Qb3
  54. 54.Re7 Nd4
  55. 55.Re8+ Kf7
  56. 56.R4e7+ Kg6
  57. 57.h4 Qb6
  58. 58.g4 Qc6+
  59. 59.Re4 Kf7
  60. 60.Re5 c4
  61. 61.Nd5 Nb5
  62. 62.Rf5+ Kg7
  63. 63.Re7+ Kg8
  64. 64.Re4 c3
  65. 65.Ne7+

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