Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com Rapid Wk5 KO · 2022 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chess.com Rapid Wk5 KO
Site chess.com INT
Round 1.2
Date 2022.03.13
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

5k2/pp1b4/2pq2p1/3p2Bp/7P/1PN1R3/P1P2PP1/6K1 w - - 2 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Ne8
  10. 10.Nc3 Bf6
  11. 11.Re1 d5
  12. 12.b3 c6
  13. 13.Ba3 Nd6
  14. 14.Qf3 Nf5
  15. 15.Bxf8 Nxd4
  16. 16.Qxf6 gxf6
  17. 17.Be7 Qc7
  18. 18.Bxf6 Ne6
  19. 19.Re5 Bd7
  20. 20.Rae1 Nf4
  21. 21.Rg5+ Ng6
  22. 22.Rg3 Re8
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Bxe8
  24. 24.h4 Qd6
  25. 25.Bg5 Kf8
  26. 26.Bd3 h5
  27. 27.Bxg6 fxg6
  28. 28.Re3 Bd7

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