Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

CCT Final Playoff 2023 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event CCT Final Playoff 2023
Site Toronto CAN
Round 2.3
Date 2023.12.09
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/1k2N3/1P6/1K1P3r/RR6/1r6 b - - 6 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 Nxe4
  4. 4.Qe2 Qe7
  5. 5.Qxe4 d6
  6. 6.f4 dxe5
  7. 7.fxe5 f5
  8. 8.Qe3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nb4
  10. 10.Kd1 Be6
  11. 11.a3 Nc6
  12. 12.Bb5 g5
  13. 13.d3 h6
  14. 14.h4 Rg8
  15. 15.hxg5 hxg5
  16. 16.Bd2 Qd7
  17. 17.Qf3 O-O-O
  18. 18.Bxc6 bxc6
  19. 19.Qf2 c5
  20. 20.b4 c4
  21. 21.Qxa7 Qc6
  22. 22.b5 Qxg2
  23. 23.Rh7 Qb7
  24. 24.Qa6 Qxa6
  25. 25.bxa6 Bc5
  26. 26.Nb5 Rd7
  27. 27.Rh6 Bd5
  28. 28.Bb4 Bxb4
  29. 29.axb4 cxd3
  30. 30.cxd3 Kb8
  31. 31.Ke2 g4
  32. 32.Ke3 g3
  33. 33.Rg1 g2
  34. 34.Kf4 Re7
  35. 35.Kxf5 Rf7+
  36. 36.Rf6 Rh7
  37. 37.e6 Re8
  38. 38.Rg6 Bxe6+
  39. 39.Rxe6 Rh5+
  40. 40.Kg4 Reh8
  41. 41.a7+ Kb7
  42. 42.a8=Q+ Kxa8
  43. 43.Nxc7+ Kb7
  44. 44.Na6 Rh1
  45. 45.Nc5+ Kc7
  46. 46.Ree1 Rg8+
  47. 47.Kf3 Rh3+
  48. 48.Ke2 Kc6
  49. 49.Kd2 Kb5
  50. 50.Kc3 Rh4
  51. 51.Ne4 Rh3
  52. 52.Re2 Ra8
  53. 53.Nd6+ Kc6
  54. 54.Nc4 Rd8
  55. 55.Ne5+ Kb5
  56. 56.Rgxg2 Rc8+
  57. 57.Kb3 Rc1
  58. 58.Ra2 Rb1+
  59. 59.Rgb2

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