Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.11
Date 2020.11.25
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/1kp5/2p4p/P1P1K3/8/3b2R1 b - - 3 52

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 Nxc3
  21. 21.Rd3 Na4
  22. 22.Rf3 Bd5
  23. 23.Rf4 Nb6
  24. 24.Ref1 Rg6
  25. 25.Rf5 Bc4
  26. 26.Re1 Be6
  27. 27.Rf2 Rd8
  28. 28.h5 Rh6
  29. 29.Nxf7 Bxf7
  30. 30.Bxh6 gxh6
  31. 31.e6 Bxh5
  32. 32.g4 Bxg4
  33. 33.e7 Nd7
  34. 34.exd8=Q+ Kxd8
  35. 35.Rf7 h5
  36. 36.Rg7 Nc5
  37. 37.Re5 b6
  38. 38.Kf2 a5
  39. 39.Rxc5 bxc5
  40. 40.Rg5 Kc8
  41. 41.Rxc5 Kb7
  42. 42.Rxa5 Kb6
  43. 43.Rg5 Bd1
  44. 44.c3 c5
  45. 45.Ke1 Bf3
  46. 46.Kd2 Kb5
  47. 47.Rg7 c6
  48. 48.Kc1 c4
  49. 49.Rg5+ c5
  50. 50.Kd2 h4
  51. 51.Ke3 Bd1
  52. 52.Rg1

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