Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 50 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.40
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4r2k/6pp/4r3/1nP1p1PP/3p4/3R2K1/4R1N1 w - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.c3 d6
  4. 4.Bd3 Nd7
  5. 5.Nf3 e5
  6. 6.O-O Ngf6
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 Re8
  9. 9.Nf1 b6
  10. 10.Ng3 c5
  11. 11.d5 a6
  12. 12.a4 Bb7
  13. 13.c4 h6
  14. 14.b3 Nh7
  15. 15.Be3 Ndf6
  16. 16.h3 Kh8
  17. 17.Qd2 Ng8
  18. 18.Rf1 Bc8
  19. 19.Rae1 Rf8
  20. 20.Qc2 Ra7
  21. 21.Nh2 Bf6
  22. 22.f4 exf4
  23. 23.Bxf4 Be5
  24. 24.Qd2 f6
  25. 25.Nf3 Bxf4
  26. 26.Qxf4 Rg7
  27. 27.Qd2 Re8
  28. 28.Kh2 Ng5
  29. 29.Nh4 Re5
  30. 30.Ne2 Qe8
  31. 31.Nf4 Kh7
  32. 32.a5 bxa5
  33. 33.Qxa5 Nxe4
  34. 34.Nf3 Ree7
  35. 35.Ne6 Bxe6
  36. 36.dxe6 Rxe6
  37. 37.Qxa6 f5
  38. 38.Bxe4 fxe4
  39. 39.Ng1 d5
  40. 40.Qa5 d4
  41. 41.Qxc5 d3
  42. 42.Qe3 Ne7
  43. 43.g4 Qb8+
  44. 44.Kg2 Qxb3
  45. 45.Qd4 Nc6
  46. 46.Qd5 Qb2+
  47. 47.Rf2 Qe5
  48. 48.Rd2 Rge7
  49. 49.Qxe5 Rxe5
  50. 50.h4 Nb4

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