Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 83 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.12
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 83
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Final Position

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

8/3KB3/2b5/1k6/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 84

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.h3 Ke8
  10. 10.Nc3 h5
  11. 11.Bf4 Be7
  12. 12.Rad1 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Rh6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Bb4
  15. 15.a3 Bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 h4
  17. 17.g4 hxg3
  18. 18.fxg3 Ne7
  19. 19.h4 Nd5
  20. 20.Bc1 b5
  21. 21.c4 bxc4
  22. 22.Rd4 c3
  23. 23.Rc4 Rb8
  24. 24.Rxc6 Rb1
  25. 25.Kf2 Kd7
  26. 26.Rc5 Rh8
  27. 27.Ne4 Rhb8
  28. 28.Nxc3 Nxc3
  29. 29.Rxc3 R8b5
  30. 30.h5 Rd5
  31. 31.Bf4 Rxe1
  32. 32.Kxe1 Bg4
  33. 33.e6+ Kxe6
  34. 34.Rc6+ Kf5
  35. 35.h6 gxh6
  36. 36.Rxc7 Ra5
  37. 37.Rxf7+ Kg6
  38. 38.Rc7 Rxa3
  39. 39.Rc6+ Kf5
  40. 40.Rxh6 Ra2
  41. 41.Kd2 Bf3
  42. 42.Ke3 Ra3+
  43. 43.Kd4 Be2
  44. 44.Rc6 a5
  45. 45.c4 Rd3+
  46. 46.Kc5 a4
  47. 47.Ra6 a3
  48. 48.Ra5 Kg4
  49. 49.Be5 Rd8
  50. 50.Kb4 Re8
  51. 51.Bd4 Kxg3
  52. 52.Rxa3+ Bf3
  53. 53.Ra7 Kf4
  54. 54.Rf7+ Ke4
  55. 55.Bb6 Bg2
  56. 56.Bc7 Rc8
  57. 57.Rf4+ Kd3
  58. 58.Bd6 Bc6
  59. 59.c5 Be4
  60. 60.Kb5 Ke3
  61. 61.Rh4 Bc6+
  62. 62.Kb6 Bf3
  63. 63.Bc7 Re8
  64. 64.Rh6 Bd5
  65. 65.Rh3+ Kd4
  66. 66.Bd6 Rc8
  67. 67.Rh4+ Be4
  68. 68.Bc7 Re8
  69. 69.Rh2 Kc4
  70. 70.Rh6 Bd5
  71. 71.Bd6 Re6
  72. 72.Rh4+ Be4
  73. 73.Kc7 Kb5
  74. 74.Kd7 Bf5
  75. 75.Rf4 Bh3
  76. 76.Kc7 Rh6
  77. 77.Rf7 Bg2
  78. 78.Rf2 Rh7+
  79. 79.Kd8 Bd5
  80. 80.Be7 Rf7
  81. 81.Rxf7 Bxf7
  82. 82.Kd7 Bd5
  83. 83.c6 Bxc6+

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