Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Kalashnikov · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.28
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian, Kalashnikov (B32)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3r4/5k2/1R3Rpp/r1P2p2/2K2P2/2P3PP/8 b - - 2 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e5
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.N1c3 a6
  7. 7.Na3 Be6
  8. 8.Nc4 Rb8
  9. 9.Ne3 Nf6
  10. 10.Bd3 g6
  11. 11.O-O Bh6
  12. 12.Ned5 Bxc1
  13. 13.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  14. 14.Rxc1 O-O
  15. 15.Qd2 Rfd8
  16. 16.Rcd1 Ne7
  17. 17.Qe3 d5
  18. 18.exd5 Nxd5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Bxd5
  20. 20.Be4 Bxe4
  21. 21.Qxe4 Qc6
  22. 22.Qxc6 bxc6
  23. 23.b3 f5
  24. 24.f3 Kf7
  25. 25.Kf2 Ke6
  26. 26.Ke3 c5
  27. 27.Rd3 c4
  28. 28.bxc4 Rdc8
  29. 29.Rb3 f4+
  30. 30.Kd3 Rd8+
  31. 31.Kc3 Rbc8
  32. 32.Rb6+ Kf5
  33. 33.Rxa6 Rd4
  34. 34.Ra4 h5
  35. 35.Rb4 g5
  36. 36.a4 Ra8
  37. 37.Re1 Rd7
  38. 38.Rb5 Rxa4
  39. 39.Rexe5+ Kf6
  40. 40.Rf5+

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