Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 127 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.12
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 127
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

6r1/8/R7/4bk1K/8/8/8/8 b - - 65 127

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 d6
  4. 4.O-O Bd7
  5. 5.Re1 a6
  6. 6.Bf1 Bg4
  7. 7.h3 Bxf3
  8. 8.Qxf3 g6
  9. 9.d3 Bg7
  10. 10.c3 Nf6
  11. 11.Be3 O-O
  12. 12.Nd2 Nd7
  13. 13.Qd1 b5
  14. 14.Nf3 b4
  15. 15.d4 bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 Qa5
  17. 17.Rc1 Rfc8
  18. 18.Bc4 Nb6
  19. 19.Bxf7+ Kxf7
  20. 20.dxc5 dxc5
  21. 21.Qb3+ c4
  22. 22.Qxb6 Bxc3
  23. 23.Red1 Qxb6
  24. 24.Bxb6 Bb2
  25. 25.Rxc4 Ne5
  26. 26.Nxe5+ Bxe5
  27. 27.Ra4 Rab8
  28. 28.Be3 Rc2
  29. 29.Rxa6 Rb4
  30. 30.g3 Rxe4
  31. 31.Rd2 Rcc4
  32. 32.Kg2 Ra4
  33. 33.Rxa4 Rxa4
  34. 34.Kf3 Bd6
  35. 35.Rc2 Ke6
  36. 36.Ke2 h5
  37. 37.Bc1 Kd5
  38. 38.Kf3 Bc5
  39. 39.Be3 Bd6
  40. 40.g4 hxg4+
  41. 41.hxg4 e5
  42. 42.Rd2+ Ke6
  43. 43.Kg3 e4+
  44. 44.Kh4 Be7+
  45. 45.Kh3 Ra3
  46. 46.Kg2 Ra4
  47. 47.Rc2 Bd6
  48. 48.Bc1 Ra8
  49. 49.Re2 Kd5
  50. 50.a3 Ra4
  51. 51.Ra2 Ke6
  52. 52.Rc2 Kd5
  53. 53.Rd2+ Ke6
  54. 54.Re2 Kd5
  55. 55.f3 exf3+
  56. 56.Kxf3 Ra8
  57. 57.Rd2+ Ke6
  58. 58.Rd3 Rf8+
  59. 59.Ke2 Ra8
  60. 60.Re3+ Kd5
  61. 61.Rd3+ Ke6
  62. 62.Bb2 Ra4
  63. 63.Kf3 Rf4+
  64. 64.Ke2 Rxg4
  65. 65.Bd4 Bxa3
  66. 66.Kf3 Rh4
  67. 67.Bf2 Ra4
  68. 68.Bg3 Be7
  69. 69.Re3+ Kf7
  70. 70.Re4 Ra3+
  71. 71.Re3 Ra6
  72. 72.Re4 Bf6
  73. 73.Re3 g5
  74. 74.Rd3 Kg6
  75. 75.Bf2 Ra4
  76. 76.Kg2 Be5
  77. 77.Re3 Kf5
  78. 78.Rf3+ Bf4
  79. 79.Bg3 Kg4
  80. 80.Bf2 Ra2
  81. 81.Rb3 Bd6
  82. 82.Rd3 Bc5
  83. 83.Rg3+ Kf4
  84. 84.Rf3+ Ke4
  85. 85.Kg3 Bd6+
  86. 86.Kg4 Bf4
  87. 87.Bg3 Rg2
  88. 88.Ra3 Bd6
  89. 89.Rb3 Bf4
  90. 90.Ra3 Rg1
  91. 91.Rb3 Kd4
  92. 92.Ra3 Kc4
  93. 93.Rf3 Bd6
  94. 94.Kxg5 Bxg3
  95. 95.Kg4 Be1+
  96. 96.Kf5 Kd4
  97. 97.Rf4+ Kd5
  98. 98.Rg4 Rh1
  99. 99.Rg5 Bd2
  100. 100.Rg4 Rf1+
  101. 101.Kg6 Ke5
  102. 102.Rg2 Be3
  103. 103.Ra2 Bc5
  104. 104.Ra5 Rc1
  105. 105.Rb5 Ke6
  106. 106.Kg5 Rc4
  107. 107.Ra5 Be7+
  108. 108.Kg6 Rg4+
  109. 109.Kh5 Rg1
  110. 110.Ra6+ Kf7
  111. 111.Ra5 Bf6
  112. 112.Rb5 Ke6
  113. 113.Ra5 Be5
  114. 114.Ra4 Kf5
  115. 115.Rb4 Rg2
  116. 116.Ra4 Rg8
  117. 117.Ra6 Bc3
  118. 118.Rc6 Rg3
  119. 119.Rc5+ Be5
  120. 120.Rc4 Ra3
  121. 121.Rb4 Ra1
  122. 122.Rc4 Rd1
  123. 123.Rb4 Rd8
  124. 124.Rb6 Rg8
  125. 125.Ra6 Rg5+
  126. 126.Kh6 Rg8
  127. 127.Kh5

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