Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 14th Mar Late · 2023 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 58 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 14th Mar Late
Site chess.com INT
Round 7
Date 2023.03.14
Opening Ruy Lopez (C75)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2k5/3nP3/4Kn2/P1pP4/2P5/7p/8/8 w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.c3 Bd7
  6. 6.d4 Nf6
  7. 7.Nbd2 g6
  8. 8.O-O Bg7
  9. 9.Re1 b5
  10. 10.Bc2 O-O
  11. 11.h3 Re8
  12. 12.Nf1 Na5
  13. 13.b3 c5
  14. 14.d5 Nb7
  15. 15.a4 bxa4
  16. 16.bxa4 Na5
  17. 17.Ne3 Bc8
  18. 18.c4 Bh6
  19. 19.Bd2 Qc7
  20. 20.Qe2 Bd7
  21. 21.Bc3 Reb8
  22. 22.Nd2 Nb7
  23. 23.Kh2 Qc8
  24. 24.Qf1 Nd8
  25. 25.g3 Bg7
  26. 26.a5 Rb7
  27. 27.Ba4 Bxa4
  28. 28.Rxa4 Rab8
  29. 29.Raa1 Ne8
  30. 30.Reb1 Bh6
  31. 31.Ng4 Bxd2
  32. 32.Bxd2 h5
  33. 33.Ne3 Nf6
  34. 34.Qd3 Rxb1
  35. 35.Rxb1 Rxb1
  36. 36.Qxb1 Qb7
  37. 37.Qxb7 Nxb7
  38. 38.f3 Nh7
  39. 39.Kg2 f6
  40. 40.f4 Nf8
  41. 41.h4 Nh7
  42. 42.Kf3 Nd8
  43. 43.Nd1 Nf7
  44. 44.Nc3 Kf8
  45. 45.Nb5 Ke7
  46. 46.Nc7 Kd7
  47. 47.Nxa6 Kc8
  48. 48.Be3 exf4
  49. 49.gxf4 g5
  50. 50.hxg5 fxg5
  51. 51.e5 gxf4
  52. 52.e6 fxe3
  53. 53.Kxe3 Ne5
  54. 54.e7 Nf6
  55. 55.Kf4 Ned7
  56. 56.Kf5 h4
  57. 57.Ke6 h3
  58. 58.Nxc5 dxc5

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