Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 70 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.22
Date 2020.11.26
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 70
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/2N2k2/8/4K3/8/8 w - - 0 71

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 Qb6
  22. 22.Bd3 Bf5
  23. 23.Bxf5 Nxf5
  24. 24.g4 Ne7
  25. 25.g5 Qb4
  26. 26.Qxb4 axb4
  27. 27.gxh6 gxh6
  28. 28.a3 Rc2
  29. 29.axb4 Rxb2
  30. 30.e6 Rxb4
  31. 31.exf7+ Kxf7
  32. 32.Ne5+ Kg7
  33. 33.Nd3 Re4
  34. 34.Nc5 Rxe1+
  35. 35.Rxe1 Kf7
  36. 36.Nxb7 Rb8
  37. 37.Nc5 Ng6
  38. 38.Rd1 Rd8
  39. 39.Nb3 Nf4
  40. 40.Nd4 Ne6
  41. 41.Nc6 Rd6
  42. 42.Ne5+ Kf6
  43. 43.Nd3 d4
  44. 44.g3 Rb6
  45. 45.Kf1 Ra6
  46. 46.Rd2 h5
  47. 47.Rb2 Ra1+
  48. 48.Ke2 h4
  49. 49.gxh4 Rh1
  50. 50.Rb6 Kf5
  51. 51.Rb5+ Kf6
  52. 52.h5 Rh4
  53. 53.Kf3 Rh3+
  54. 54.Ke4 Ng5+
  55. 55.Kxd4 Rxh5
  56. 56.Rb8 Ne6+
  57. 57.Ke3 Ra5
  58. 58.Rb6 Kf5
  59. 59.f4 Ra3
  60. 60.Rb5+ Kf6
  61. 61.Rd5 Ra4
  62. 62.Rd6 Rc4
  63. 63.Rb6 Kf5
  64. 64.Rb5+ Kf6
  65. 65.Ra5 Rc3
  66. 66.Rd5 Rc4
  67. 67.Ra5 Rc3
  68. 68.f5 Nc5
  69. 69.Rxc5 Rxc5
  70. 70.Nxc5 Kxf5

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