Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 1/2-1/2 in 36 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 3.8
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B31)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

7k/p6p/2R1Q3/3pb3/8/6P1/PP2q1K1/8 w - - 9 37

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 g5
  15. 15.Rc3 g4
  16. 16.hxg4 Bxg4
  17. 17.Rac1 fxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 Ne6
  19. 19.Rxc6 Qh5
  20. 20.Qa6 Nf4
  21. 21.Bxf4 Rxf4
  22. 22.Qb7 Raf8
  23. 23.Qxe7 R4f7
  24. 24.Qd6 Bxf3
  25. 25.Nxf3 Rxf3
  26. 26.gxf3 Qxf3
  27. 27.Qe6+ Kh8
  28. 28.R1c2 Rg8
  29. 29.R2c3 Qd1+
  30. 30.Kg2 Bxe5+
  31. 31.Rg3 Rxg3+
  32. 32.fxg3 Qe2+
  33. 33.Kh3 Qh5+
  34. 34.Kg2 Qe2+
  35. 35.Kh3 Qh5+
  36. 36.Kg2 Qe2+

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