Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Online Nations Cup Prelim · 2020 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Online Nations Cup Prelim
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.2
Date 2020.05.06
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

3b2k1/5pp1/4p2p/8/5BP1/4P2P/5P2/6K1 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 Be7
  5. 5.Bf4 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Be2 dxc4
  8. 8.O-O c5
  9. 9.dxc5 Bxc5
  10. 10.Bxc4 a6
  11. 11.Ng5 h6
  12. 12.Nge4 Be7
  13. 13.a4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Nxe4 Nf6
  15. 15.Qf3 Bd7
  16. 16.Nxf6+ Bxf6
  17. 17.Qxb7 Qc8
  18. 18.Qb3 Ra7
  19. 19.Qa2 Bxb2
  20. 20.Rab1 Bf6
  21. 21.Rfc1 Qa8
  22. 22.a5 Rc8
  23. 23.Bf1 Rxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 Bb5
  25. 25.Rb1 Bd8
  26. 26.Bxb5 axb5
  27. 27.Rxb5 Rxa5
  28. 28.Qxa5 Qxa5
  29. 29.Rxa5 Bxa5
  30. 30.g4 Bd8
  31. 31.h3

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