Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 32 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 4.22
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

5rk1/5r1p/p5p1/1p2Q3/3Bp3/7P/P1q2PP1/4R1K1 b - - 12 32

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 Nge7
  7. 7.d4 b5
  8. 8.Bc2 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 O-O
  10. 10.h3 d6
  11. 11.Nc3 Na5
  12. 12.e5 dxe5
  13. 13.dxe5 Bb7
  14. 14.Ne4 Nec6
  15. 15.Qe1 Nd4
  16. 16.Nxd4 Qxd4
  17. 17.Qxa5 Bxe4
  18. 18.Rd1 Qxe5
  19. 19.Re1 f5
  20. 20.Bxe4 fxe4
  21. 21.Be3 c5
  22. 22.Rad1 Qxb2
  23. 23.Bxc5 Bc3
  24. 24.Qb6 Bxe1
  25. 25.Qe6+ Rf7
  26. 26.Rxe1 Qc2
  27. 27.Bd4 Rf8
  28. 28.Qe5 Rf6
  29. 29.Qd5+ R6f7
  30. 30.Qe5 Rf6
  31. 31.Qd5+ R6f7
  32. 32.Qe5

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