Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Giuoco Piano · 1/2-1/2 in 51 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 4.26
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/6pk/6q1/4Q3/p2p4/5PK1/P5P1/8 w - - 12 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.O-O h6
  7. 7.Nbd2 a5
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  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.f3 Bd7
  27. 27.Qd2 Rfc8
  28. 28.Kh2 Qg6
  29. 29.g4 h5
  30. 30.gxh5 Qxh5+
  31. 31.Kg1 a4
  32. 32.Qf2 a3
  33. 33.bxa3 Rc3
  34. 34.Rab1 b5
  35. 35.a4 bxa4
  36. 36.Rb7 R3c7
  37. 37.Rxc7 Rxc7
  38. 38.Qg3 Rc4
  39. 39.e6 fxe6
  40. 40.Nxe6 Bxe6
  41. 41.Rxe6 Rc1+
  42. 42.Re1 Qh6
  43. 43.Qb8+ Kh7
  44. 44.Rxc1 Qxc1+
  45. 45.Kh2 d4
  46. 46.Qe5 Qh6+
  47. 47.Kg3 Qg6+
  48. 48.Kf2 Qc2+
  49. 49.Kg3 Qg6+
  50. 50.Kf2 Qc2+
  51. 51.Kg3 Qg6+

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