Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2022 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2022
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 15.2
Date 2022.08.30
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6bk/2PB2pp/4p3/2Q2q2/4Pn1P/6P1/6K1 w - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.h3 c5
  5. 5.dxc5 Qa5+
  6. 6.Bd2 Qxc5
  7. 7.Nc3 Nf6
  8. 8.Bd3 O-O
  9. 9.O-O a6
  10. 10.Re1 e5
  11. 11.Be3 Qc7
  12. 12.a4 Nc6
  13. 13.Bc4 Be6
  14. 14.Bb3 h6
  15. 15.Qd2 Kh7
  16. 16.Red1 Rad8
  17. 17.Qe2 Rd7
  18. 18.Rac1 Rc8
  19. 19.Nd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Bxd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.Rxd5 Ne7
  22. 22.Rd3 Qc4
  23. 23.Nd2 Qxa4
  24. 24.b3 Qb5
  25. 25.Nc4 d5
  26. 26.exd5 Rxd5
  27. 27.Rcd1 Rcd8
  28. 28.Bb6 Rxd3
  29. 29.Rxd3 Rxd3
  30. 30.Qxd3 Nd5
  31. 31.Ba7 Nf4
  32. 32.Qf3 Qd7
  33. 33.Bb8 f6
  34. 34.Nd6 b5
  35. 35.Qa8 a5
  36. 36.Kh2 a4
  37. 37.bxa4 bxa4
  38. 38.c4 Nd3
  39. 39.Qd5 Nb4
  40. 40.Qb5 Nc6
  41. 41.Ne4 a3
  42. 42.Bd6 a2
  43. 43.Qb2 f5
  44. 44.Qxa2 fxe4
  45. 45.c5 Qf5
  46. 46.Kg1 Nd4
  47. 47.Qc4 Qf4
  48. 48.c6 e3
  49. 49.fxe3 Nf3+

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