Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.31
Date 2020.11.26
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3QP3/5p2/1pk5/p7/5qP1/5P2/6K1 b - - 0 47

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 Bxf3
  23. 23.gxf3 Nc6
  24. 24.f4 Nb4
  25. 25.Rad1 Nxd3
  26. 26.Qxd3 Qb6
  27. 27.Qe3 Qc6
  28. 28.f5 Rc2
  29. 29.f6 Rxb2
  30. 30.Qf3 Re8
  31. 31.fxg7 Rxa2
  32. 32.Rd4 Rc2
  33. 33.Re3 Rc4
  34. 34.Rxd5 a4
  35. 35.Kh2 b5
  36. 36.Qf6 Rc1
  37. 37.Rf3 Rh1+
  38. 38.Kxh1 Qxd5
  39. 39.Qxh6 Qxf3+
  40. 40.Kg1 f6
  41. 41.Qh8+ Kf7
  42. 42.e6+ Ke7
  43. 43.Qxe8+ Kxe8
  44. 44.g8=Q+ Ke7
  45. 45.Qf7+ Kd6
  46. 46.Qd7+ Kc5
  47. 47.e7

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