Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tuesday 20th Oct · 2020 · Trompowsky Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Titled Tuesday 20th Oct
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2020.10.20
Opening Trompowsky Attack (A45)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/7p/8/6PR/2r5/5PK1/8 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Bf4 d5
  3. 3.e3 c5
  4. 4.Nd2 cxd4
  5. 5.exd4 Qb6
  6. 6.Nb3 Bf5
  7. 7.Nf3 e6
  8. 8.a4 a6
  9. 9.a5 Qd8
  10. 10.Be2 Nc6
  11. 11.c3 Bd6
  12. 12.Bxd6 Qxd6
  13. 13.Nc5 Ne4
  14. 14.Nxe4 Bxe4
  15. 15.O-O Bxf3
  16. 16.Bxf3 O-O
  17. 17.Qb3 Qc7
  18. 18.Qa3 Na7
  19. 19.Be2 Nc8
  20. 20.Bd3 Nd6
  21. 21.Rae1 Rab8
  22. 22.Re2 b5
  23. 23.axb6 Rxb6
  24. 24.Ra1 Rfb8
  25. 25.g3 g6
  26. 26.Kg2 Rb3
  27. 27.Qc5 Qd7
  28. 28.Rxa6 Ne4
  29. 29.Bxe4 dxe4
  30. 30.Rxe4 Qb7
  31. 31.Qc6 Rxb2
  32. 32.Rf4 Rc2
  33. 33.Qxb7 Rxb7
  34. 34.Rc6 g5
  35. 35.Rf3 Kg7
  36. 36.g4 h6
  37. 37.h3 Rd7
  38. 38.Rc5 Rb7
  39. 39.Kg3 Rc1
  40. 40.Re3 Rb2
  41. 41.Kg2 Rb7
  42. 42.d5 exd5
  43. 43.Rxd5 Rc7
  44. 44.Rdd3 Rc6
  45. 45.Rf3 Rc7
  46. 46.h4 gxh4
  47. 47.Rh3 Rc2
  48. 48.Rxh4 R2xc3
  49. 49.Rxc3 Rxc3

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