Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 67 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.13
Date 2020.11.25
Opening Ruy Lopez (C76)
Moves 67
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/4K3/Nk6/8/8 w - - 0 68

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.c3 g6
  6. 6.d4 Bd7
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.Re1 b5
  9. 9.Bb3 Nf6
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Nf1 exd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Bg4
  13. 13.Be3 Na5
  14. 14.h3 Bxf3
  15. 15.Qxf3 Nd7
  16. 16.Rad1 Qe7
  17. 17.Bd5 c6
  18. 18.Bd2 cxd5
  19. 19.Bxa5 dxe4
  20. 20.Rxe4 Qf6
  21. 21.Qb3 Rae8
  22. 22.Rxe8 Rxe8
  23. 23.Qc2 Bh6
  24. 24.Ng3 d5
  25. 25.Qb3 Qc6
  26. 26.Qd3 Rc8
  27. 27.Bd2 Bxd2
  28. 28.Qxd2 Qc2
  29. 29.Ne2 b4
  30. 30.b3 a5
  31. 31.Nf4 Nf6
  32. 32.f3 g5
  33. 33.Nd3 Qxd2
  34. 34.Rxd2 Ne8
  35. 35.Nc5 Nd6
  36. 36.Kf2 f6
  37. 37.Nd7 Kf7
  38. 38.Nb6 Rc1
  39. 39.Nxd5 f5
  40. 40.g3 Rh1
  41. 41.Kg2 Rc1
  42. 42.Nb6 Rc6
  43. 43.Nd7 Rc7
  44. 44.Nc5 Nb5
  45. 45.Nd3 Ke6
  46. 46.h4 h6
  47. 47.hxg5 hxg5
  48. 48.d5+ Kd6
  49. 49.f4 gxf4
  50. 50.Nxf4 Nc3
  51. 51.Kf3 Ne4
  52. 52.Re2 Rc3+
  53. 53.Re3 Rc1
  54. 54.Re2 Rc3+
  55. 55.Re3 Rc2
  56. 56.Re2 Rxe2
  57. 57.Nxe2 Kxd5
  58. 58.Ke3 Ke5
  59. 59.Nd4 Nxg3
  60. 60.Nc6+ Kd5
  61. 61.Nxa5 Ne4
  62. 62.Nc4 Nc3
  63. 63.a3 bxa3
  64. 64.Nxa3 Kc5
  65. 65.Kf4 Kb4
  66. 66.Kxf5 Ne4
  67. 67.Kxe4 Kxb3

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