Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.24
Date 2020.12.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/7p/p3R3/2qP2r1/Ppp2Q2/1P5P/6P1/6K1 w - - 2 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 g6
  5. 5.O-O Bg7
  6. 6.c3 Nge7
  7. 7.d4 b5
  8. 8.Bc2 exd4
  9. 9.cxd4 O-O
  10. 10.h3 d6
  11. 11.Nc3 Na5
  12. 12.Bf4 Bb7
  13. 13.Qc1 c5
  14. 14.d5 b4
  15. 15.Ne2 Nc4
  16. 16.b3 Na3
  17. 17.Bh6 Nxc2
  18. 18.Bxg7 Kxg7
  19. 19.Qxc2 f6
  20. 20.Nf4 Bc8
  21. 21.Nd2 Bd7
  22. 22.Nc4 Nc8
  23. 23.a4 Qe7
  24. 24.Rfe1 Rb8
  25. 25.Nd3 g5
  26. 26.Re3 Be8
  27. 27.f4 Nb6
  28. 28.Nxb6 Rxb6
  29. 29.Rf1 Bg6
  30. 30.Nb2 gxf4
  31. 31.Rxf4 Rbb8
  32. 32.Nc4 Rbe8
  33. 33.Qf2 Qd8
  34. 34.Qg3 Kh8
  35. 35.Rh4 f5
  36. 36.exf5 Rxe3
  37. 37.Nxe3 Bxf5
  38. 38.Rh6 Qe7
  39. 39.Nxf5 Rxf5
  40. 40.Rxd6 Rg5
  41. 41.Qf4 c4
  42. 42.Re6 Qc5+

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