Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.5
Date 2021.10.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5k2/1R6/6KP/8/8/1p4P1/1r6 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.Re1 Ng4
  7. 7.Re2 Kh8
  8. 8.h3 f5
  9. 9.Bg5 Nf6
  10. 10.exf5 d6
  11. 11.c3 Bb6
  12. 12.d4 exd4
  13. 13.cxd4 Bxf5
  14. 14.Nc3 h6
  15. 15.Be3 Ne7
  16. 16.d5 Bxe3
  17. 17.Rxe3 Bd7
  18. 18.Nd4 Nf5
  19. 19.Nxf5 Bxf5
  20. 20.Nb5 Nd7
  21. 21.Bd3 Bxd3
  22. 22.Qxd3 Ne5
  23. 23.Qc3 Qh4
  24. 24.Rf1 Rf7
  25. 25.Nd4 Ng6
  26. 26.Ne6 Nf4
  27. 27.Nxf4 Rxf4
  28. 28.Qxc7 Raf8
  29. 29.Qxd6 R4f6
  30. 30.Qc5 b6
  31. 31.Qe7 Qd4
  32. 32.Qe5 Qc5
  33. 33.Re2 Rf5
  34. 34.Qe7 Qxd5
  35. 35.Qxa7 Rg5
  36. 36.f4 Qd4+
  37. 37.Kh2 Ra5
  38. 38.Qc7 Rxa2
  39. 39.Rff2 Raa8
  40. 40.f5 Rac8
  41. 41.Qg3 Rc5
  42. 42.Qg6 Qf6
  43. 43.Re6 Qf7
  44. 44.Qxf7 Rxf7
  45. 45.f6 Rb5
  46. 46.fxg7+ Kxg7
  47. 47.Rxf7+ Kxf7
  48. 48.Rxh6 Rxb2
  49. 49.h4 b5
  50. 50.Rb6 b4
  51. 51.Kh3 Rb1
  52. 52.Kg4 b3
  53. 53.Kg5 b2
  54. 54.h5

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