Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 45 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.14
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/6R1/4p2p/4P3/4r3/2p4K/2P5/4B3 w - - 1 46

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.Rd4 Nb6
  22. 22.Ne4 Rh5
  23. 23.Nc5 Rd8
  24. 24.Rxd8+ Kxd8
  25. 25.Nxe6+ fxe6
  26. 26.g4 Rh8
  27. 27.h5 Nd5
  28. 28.Bd2 Ke7
  29. 29.Kg2 c5
  30. 30.Kg3 c4
  31. 31.Rh1 c5
  32. 32.Rb1 Rb8
  33. 33.g5 b4
  34. 34.axb4 cxb4
  35. 35.cxb4 c3
  36. 36.Be1 Rxb4
  37. 37.Ra1 Nf4
  38. 38.Rxa7+ Kf8
  39. 39.Ra8+ Kf7
  40. 40.g6+ Ke7
  41. 41.Ra7+ Ke8
  42. 42.h6 Nh5+
  43. 43.Kh3 gxh6
  44. 44.g7 Nxg7
  45. 45.Rxg7 Re4

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