Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 23 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.56
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1nk5/Qpn1pp2/3b2p1/1Bp2q2/P7/2PPB3/1P3P2/2KR4 b - a3 0 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.h4 Bg7
  3. 3.h5 c5
  4. 4.hxg6 hxg6
  5. 5.Rxh8 Bxh8
  6. 6.c3 Nc6
  7. 7.Nf3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 Qxd5
  9. 9.Na3 Bg4
  10. 10.Bc4 Qd7
  11. 11.d3 O-O-O
  12. 12.Be3 Bxf3
  13. 13.gxf3 Qf5
  14. 14.f4 Nf6
  15. 15.Qa4 Nd5
  16. 16.O-O-O Nxf4
  17. 17.Qb5 Ne6
  18. 18.Qa4 Be5
  19. 19.Bb5 Rd6
  20. 20.Nc4 Nb8
  21. 21.Nxd6+ Bxd6
  22. 22.Qxa7 Nc7
  23. 23.a4

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