Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 76 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 1.33
Date 2020.11.26
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

8/8/6p1/5k2/8/2N2KP1/1p6/8 b - - 19 76

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 Qc7
  22. 22.Bd3 Nc6
  23. 23.Qe3 Nb4
  24. 24.Nd4 Nxd3
  25. 25.Qxd3 Qb6
  26. 26.b3 Rfc8
  27. 27.Kh2 Qb4
  28. 28.Qe3 Rc3
  29. 29.Qf4 Bd7
  30. 30.Red1 a4
  31. 31.Ne2 Qxf4
  32. 32.Nxf4 Be6
  33. 33.bxa4 Rc2
  34. 34.Kg1 Ra8
  35. 35.Rd4 Rc4
  36. 36.Rd2 Rcxa4
  37. 37.Ne2 d4
  38. 38.Nxd4 Bxa2
  39. 39.f4 Bc4
  40. 40.Rb1 Ra1
  41. 41.Rb2 Bd5
  42. 42.Rxa1 Rxa1+
  43. 43.Kf2 Ra2
  44. 44.Rxa2 Bxa2
  45. 45.g4 Bc4
  46. 46.Ke3 b5
  47. 47.Nc6 Kf8
  48. 48.g3 Bd5
  49. 49.Nb4 Bb3
  50. 50.f5 Bd1
  51. 51.Kf4 g5+
  52. 52.fxg6 fxg6
  53. 53.g5 hxg5+
  54. 54.Kxg5 Kf7
  55. 55.Kf4 Ke6
  56. 56.Ke4 Bb3
  57. 57.Na6 Ke7
  58. 58.Kd4 Bd1
  59. 59.Nc7 Be2
  60. 60.Nd5+ Kf7
  61. 61.e6+ Kxe6
  62. 62.Nf4+ Kf5
  63. 63.Nxe2 Kg4
  64. 64.Ke3 b4
  65. 65.Kf2 b3
  66. 66.Kg2 b2
  67. 67.Nc3 Kf5
  68. 68.Kf3 Ke5
  69. 69.Ke3 Kf5
  70. 70.Kf3 Ke5
  71. 71.Nb1 Kd4
  72. 72.Ke2 Ke4
  73. 73.Nc3+ Kf5
  74. 74.Ke3 Kg4
  75. 75.Kf2 Kf5
  76. 76.Kf3

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