Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Carlsen Inv Prelim · 2020 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Carlsen Inv Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.5
Date 2020.04.30
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3n4/1p4pk/3N3p/4P3/p7/4B1KP/1r4P1/1b6 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Bc4 Nc6
  3. 3.d3 Bc5
  4. 4.Nf3 d6
  5. 5.c3 Nf6
  6. 6.O-O h6
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.h3 a5
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bb6
  10. 10.Bb3 Be6
  11. 11.Nc4 Ba7
  12. 12.Ne3 Ne7
  13. 13.Bc2 c5
  14. 14.d4 cxd4
  15. 15.cxd4 Ng6
  16. 16.Nf5 Re8
  17. 17.Be3 d5
  18. 18.dxe5 Nxe4
  19. 19.Bxa7 Bxf5
  20. 20.Bd4 Nf4
  21. 21.Be3 Ne6
  22. 22.Bb3 N4c5
  23. 23.Qxd5 Nxb3
  24. 24.Qxb3 Be4
  25. 25.Nd2 Bd5
  26. 26.Qd3 Bc6
  27. 27.Qxd8 Rexd8
  28. 28.Nc4 a4
  29. 29.Rad1 Rd5
  30. 30.f4 Rad8
  31. 31.Nd6 f6
  32. 32.Rxd5 Bxd5
  33. 33.Bb6 Rd7
  34. 34.Be3 fxe5
  35. 35.fxe5 Bxa2
  36. 36.Kf2 Rc7
  37. 37.Kg3 Rc2
  38. 38.Rd1 Rxb2
  39. 39.Nf5 Bb1
  40. 40.Rd8+ Kh7
  41. 41.Nd6 Nxd8

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