Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

CCT Final Survival Loser · 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event CCT Final Survival Loser
Site Toronto CAN
Round 1.1
Date 2023.12.12
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3Pkn2/2P5/5P2/5BP1/1K5p/8/8 b - - 4 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 d6
  4. 4.O-O Bd7
  5. 5.Re1 Nf6
  6. 6.h3 Qb6
  7. 7.Na3 e5
  8. 8.c3 Be7
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.Ba4 h6
  11. 11.Nc4 Qc7
  12. 12.Ne3 Be6
  13. 13.Bb3 Qd7
  14. 14.Nh2 Na5
  15. 15.Bd5 Nh7
  16. 16.a3 Bg5
  17. 17.b4 Nc6
  18. 18.bxc5 dxc5
  19. 19.c4 Bxe3
  20. 20.Bxe3 b6
  21. 21.f4 exf4
  22. 22.Bxf4 f5
  23. 23.Qa4 Rac8
  24. 24.Nf3 Rf6
  25. 25.Bxc6 Qxc6
  26. 26.Qxa7 Rf7
  27. 27.Qa6 fxe4
  28. 28.Rxe4 Ra8
  29. 29.Rxe6 Qxf3
  30. 30.gxf3 Rxa6
  31. 31.Re8+ Rf8
  32. 32.Rxf8+ Nxf8
  33. 33.a4 Ne6
  34. 34.Be5 Nd8
  35. 35.Kf2 Nc6
  36. 36.Bc3 Kf7
  37. 37.Ke3 g6
  38. 38.f4 Ke6
  39. 39.Ke4 h5
  40. 40.Rb1 Ne7
  41. 41.a5 bxa5
  42. 42.Rb5 a4
  43. 43.Rxc5 a3
  44. 44.Re5+ Kd7
  45. 45.Ra5 Rxa5
  46. 46.Bxa5 a2
  47. 47.Bc3 Nc6
  48. 48.d4 Na5
  49. 49.Kd3 Nc6
  50. 50.d5 Ne7
  51. 51.Be5 h4
  52. 52.Ke4 Nf5
  53. 53.c5 Ng3+
  54. 54.Kd3 Nf5
  55. 55.c6+ Ke7
  56. 56.Kc4 Nd6+
  57. 57.Kb3 Nf7
  58. 58.Kxa2 g5
  59. 59.d6+ Ke6
  60. 60.d7 g4
  61. 61.hxg4 h3
  62. 62.Bb8 Ke7
  63. 63.f5 Kd8
  64. 64.Bf4 Ke7
  65. 65.Kb3

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