Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.18
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4rr2/6bk/p6p/1p4pP/2p3Q1/1P1p4/P4PP1/2B3K1 w - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 g6
  5. 5.c3 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O Nge7
  7. 7.d4 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 d6
  10. 10.Nc3 O-O
  11. 11.Nd5 h6
  12. 12.h3 Na5
  13. 13.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  14. 14.Bc2 c5
  15. 15.Bf4 Rd8
  16. 16.d5 Nc4
  17. 17.b3 Na3
  18. 18.Rc1 f5
  19. 19.Re1 Nxc2
  20. 20.Qxc2 fxe4
  21. 21.Rxe4 Qf7
  22. 22.Qe2 Bb7
  23. 23.Rd1 Bxd5
  24. 24.Re7 Bxf3
  25. 25.Qe3 Qxe7
  26. 26.Qxe7 Bxd1
  27. 27.Qe4 Kh7
  28. 28.Qd3 Rf8
  29. 29.Be3 d5
  30. 30.Qxd1 d4
  31. 31.Bc1 c4
  32. 32.h4 d3
  33. 33.h5 g5
  34. 34.Qg4 Rae8

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