Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.4
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3r3k/6b1/5p1p/3b1NpP/4B3/5PP1/3R2K1 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 g6
  4. 4.O-O Bg7
  5. 5.c3 Nf6
  6. 6.Qe2 O-O
  7. 7.d4 cxd4
  8. 8.cxd4 d5
  9. 9.e5 Ne8
  10. 10.Be3 Nc7
  11. 11.Bxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Rc1 Qe8
  13. 13.Nbd2 f6
  14. 14.h3 Ne6
  15. 15.Nb3 g5
  16. 16.Rc3 h5
  17. 17.Rac1 Nd8
  18. 18.exf6 exf6
  19. 19.Qd3 Rb8
  20. 20.h4 g4
  21. 21.Nh2 Rb7
  22. 22.Qd2 Re7
  23. 23.Nf1 Bf5
  24. 24.Ng3 Bg6
  25. 25.Nc5 Qf7
  26. 26.Nd3 Kh7
  27. 27.Nf4 Rfe8
  28. 28.b4 f5
  29. 29.Nge2 Bh6
  30. 30.a4 a6
  31. 31.Qb2 Bg7
  32. 32.b5 cxb5
  33. 33.axb5 axb5
  34. 34.Qxb5 Ne6
  35. 35.Qxd5 Nxf4
  36. 36.Nxf4 Qxd5
  37. 37.Nxd5 Rd7
  38. 38.Nf4 Bxd4
  39. 39.Rc7 Ree7
  40. 40.Rxd7 Rxd7
  41. 41.Rd1

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