Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian Defense · 0-1 in 53 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.36
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian Defense (B56)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r4/4k3/6n1/1p1p4/3Rp2p/2P1qp1P/1PQ3PK/8 w - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 d6
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 Be6
  9. 9.Bb3 Na5
  10. 10.Bg5 Nxb3
  11. 11.axb3 Nd7
  12. 12.Bxe7 Kxe7
  13. 13.Qd2 Nf6
  14. 14.O-O a6
  15. 15.Ng5 Qb6
  16. 16.Kh2 h6
  17. 17.Nxe6 fxe6
  18. 18.Rad1 g5
  19. 19.Rfe1 Rhf8
  20. 20.Re3 Rac8
  21. 21.f3 Rc6
  22. 22.Rd3 Qc7
  23. 23.Rc1 Rc8
  24. 24.Qf2 b5
  25. 25.Rd2 Qb6
  26. 26.Qe1 h5
  27. 27.Nd1 h4
  28. 28.Ne3 Nh5
  29. 29.c3 Nf4
  30. 30.b4 a5
  31. 31.bxa5 Qxa5
  32. 32.Nc2 Qb6
  33. 33.Rcd1 Rd8
  34. 34.Nb4 Rcc8
  35. 35.Ra1 Ra8
  36. 36.Rad1 Kf6
  37. 37.Nd3 Ng6
  38. 38.Nf2 Rac8
  39. 39.Nd3 Rd7
  40. 40.f4 gxf4
  41. 41.Nf2 Ke7
  42. 42.Ng4 Rcd8
  43. 43.Rd3 Qc7
  44. 44.Qe2 d5
  45. 45.R3d2 Qc4
  46. 46.exd5 Rxd5
  47. 47.Qf2 Qc7
  48. 48.Rxd5 exd5
  49. 49.Qc2 e4
  50. 50.Rd4 f3+
  51. 51.Kh1 Qg3
  52. 52.Ne3 Qe1+
  53. 53.Kh2 Qxe3

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