Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 7.1
Date 2021.10.02
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4q2k/6p1/1p4P1/p5K1/P4P2/8/8/7Q b - - 5 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qe2 Nd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 Qxd4
  10. 10.h3 Be6
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc4
  12. 12.Rd3 Be7
  13. 13.b3 Qh4
  14. 14.Nd2 O-O
  15. 15.Rg3 Rfe8
  16. 16.Nf3 Qh5
  17. 17.Bg5 Bd5
  18. 18.Bxe7 Rxe7
  19. 19.Re1 Rae8
  20. 20.Qd2 h6
  21. 21.Qa5 a6
  22. 22.Re3 Qf5
  23. 23.Nd4 Qh5
  24. 24.Qc3 c5
  25. 25.Ne2 Qf5
  26. 26.Rg4 Be6
  27. 27.Qxc5 Bc8
  28. 28.Ng3 Qh7
  29. 29.Rd4 Qg6
  30. 30.Kh2 b6
  31. 31.Qc3 Kh7
  32. 32.f4 f6
  33. 33.Rde4 h5
  34. 34.exf6 Rxe4
  35. 35.Nxe4 Rxe4
  36. 36.Rxe4 Qxe4
  37. 37.Qxc7 Bd7
  38. 38.f7 Bc6
  39. 39.Qxc6 Qxc6
  40. 40.f8=Q Qxc2
  41. 41.Qe8 Qf5
  42. 42.Qe5 Qg6
  43. 43.Qg5 Qe8
  44. 44.Qf5+ Kh6
  45. 45.Qd3 Qf8
  46. 46.Kg3 Qe7
  47. 47.Kf3 Qb7+
  48. 48.Kf2 Qc7
  49. 49.Kf3 Qc6+
  50. 50.Kg3 a5
  51. 51.a4 Qe6
  52. 52.Kf2 Qf6
  53. 53.Qe3 Kh7
  54. 54.Kf3 Qd6
  55. 55.g4 hxg4+
  56. 56.hxg4 Kg8
  57. 57.Qe8+ Kh7
  58. 58.Qe4+ Kh8
  59. 59.Kg3 Qd7
  60. 60.g5 Qd1
  61. 61.g6 Qxb3+
  62. 62.Kh4 Qg8
  63. 63.Qh1 Qe8
  64. 64.Kg5+

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