Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 33 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 4.210
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

6k1/5p1p/R7/4r1p1/8/6P1/5P1P/6K1 w - - 0 34

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 g6
  5. 5.O-O Bg7
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 Nge7
  8. 8.d4 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 d5
  10. 10.exd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Re1+ Be6
  12. 12.Nc3 O-O
  13. 13.Bg5 Nxc3
  14. 14.bxc3 Qd7
  15. 15.Nd2 b4
  16. 16.Ne4 bxc3
  17. 17.Nf6+ Bxf6
  18. 18.Bxf6 Bd5
  19. 19.Re3 Qd6
  20. 20.Be5 Nxe5
  21. 21.dxe5 Qc5
  22. 22.Qe1 Rab8
  23. 23.Rxc3 Qa5
  24. 24.Bb3 Rfe8
  25. 25.Re3 Qxe1+
  26. 26.Raxe1 Bxb3
  27. 27.axb3 Rb5
  28. 28.g3 Reb8
  29. 29.Rc1 Rxb3
  30. 30.Rxb3 Rxb3
  31. 31.Rxc7 g5
  32. 32.Ra7 Rb5
  33. 33.Rxa6 Rxe5

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