Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Irregular Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.3
Date 2021.10.02
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

8/8/3k4/8/8/1N2K3/8/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e3 e6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.b3 b6
  5. 5.Bb2 Bb7
  6. 6.Be2 dxc4
  7. 7.bxc4 c5
  8. 8.O-O Be7
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Nc6
  11. 11.Bc3 Ne8
  12. 12.Qb3 Bf6
  13. 13.Ne4 Bxc3
  14. 14.Nxc3 Rc8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Nd6
  16. 16.Nb5 Qe7
  17. 17.Nxd6 Qxd6
  18. 18.a4 Qc7
  19. 19.Qc3 Rfd8
  20. 20.Nd2 Rd7
  21. 21.Nb3 a5
  22. 22.d4 cxd4
  23. 23.Nxd4 Rcd8
  24. 24.Nb5 Qe5
  25. 25.Rxd7 Rxd7
  26. 26.Rc1 Qc5
  27. 27.Bf3 h6
  28. 28.h4 Nb4
  29. 29.Rd1 Rxd1+
  30. 30.Bxd1 Be4
  31. 31.Qd4 Qxd4
  32. 32.exd4 Kf8
  33. 33.f3 Bd3
  34. 34.Na3 g5
  35. 35.hxg5 hxg5
  36. 36.Kf2 Ke7
  37. 37.Ke3 f6
  38. 38.g3 e5
  39. 39.f4 exf4+
  40. 40.gxf4 Bf5
  41. 41.fxg5 fxg5
  42. 42.Nb5 Be6
  43. 43.c5 Nd5+
  44. 44.Ke4 Nf6+
  45. 45.Ke3 Bd7
  46. 46.Nc3 bxc5
  47. 47.dxc5 Bc6
  48. 48.Bb3 g4
  49. 49.Kf4 Bf3
  50. 50.Nb5 Nd7
  51. 51.c6 Bxc6
  52. 52.Kxg4 Nc5
  53. 53.Nd4 Bd7+
  54. 54.Kf4 Kd6
  55. 55.Ke3 Nxb3
  56. 56.Nxb3 Bxa4
  57. 57.Nxa5 Bb3
  58. 58.Nxb3

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