Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.52
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/1p5p/pP1p2kP/2r3p1/4K1P1/5P2/2R5 w - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.h4 c5
  4. 4.dxc5 Qa5+
  5. 5.Bd2 Qxc5
  6. 6.Bc3 Bxc3+
  7. 7.Nxc3 Nf6
  8. 8.Be2 d6
  9. 9.Qd2 Be6
  10. 10.h5 g5
  11. 11.Nf3 h6
  12. 12.Nd4 Nc6
  13. 13.O-O-O Rc8
  14. 14.Qe3 Bd7
  15. 15.g3 g4
  16. 16.Nf5 Qxe3+
  17. 17.Nxe3 Ne5
  18. 18.Ned5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Bc6
  20. 20.Rd4 Rg8
  21. 21.Ne3 Rg5
  22. 22.Rh4 Bd7
  23. 23.Kb1 f6
  24. 24.c3 Kd8
  25. 25.Kc2 Kc7
  26. 26.Nd5+ Kd8
  27. 27.Kd2 Be6
  28. 28.Ne3 Kc7
  29. 29.a4 a5
  30. 30.b4 Ra8
  31. 31.Rh1 Nc6
  32. 32.b5 Nxd4
  33. 33.cxd4 Rc8
  34. 34.d5 Bd7
  35. 35.Nc4 b6
  36. 36.Ke3 Kb7
  37. 37.Kd4 Rc5
  38. 38.Ne3 Kc7
  39. 39.Kd3 f5
  40. 40.exf5 Bxf5+
  41. 41.Kd4 e5+
  42. 42.dxe6 Bxe6
  43. 43.Re1 Rge5
  44. 44.Bd3 Kd7
  45. 45.Bg6 Ke7
  46. 46.Kd3 Kf6
  47. 47.Kd2 Kg5
  48. 48.Rd1 Bb3
  49. 49.Ra1 Be6
  50. 50.Rd1 Bb3
  51. 51.Ra1 d5
  52. 52.Kd3 Rxe3+
  53. 53.Kxe3 Rc4
  54. 54.Bd3 Rxa4
  55. 55.Rc1 Bc4
  56. 56.Bxc4 Rxc4

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