Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 119 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 3.44
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 119
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/3N2k1/2n5/5K2/8/8 b - - 0 119

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.h3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O Nc6
  7. 7.c3 e5
  8. 8.dxe5 Nxe5
  9. 9.Nxe5 dxe5
  10. 10.Be3 Qe7
  11. 11.Nd2 Rd8
  12. 12.Qc2 Be6
  13. 13.Rfe1 Ne8
  14. 14.Bc4 Nd6
  15. 15.Bxe6 Qxe6
  16. 16.c4 Nc8
  17. 17.b4 Ne7
  18. 18.b5 Rd7
  19. 19.Nb3 b6
  20. 20.a4 f5
  21. 21.f3 f4
  22. 22.Bf2 g5
  23. 23.Red1 Rad8
  24. 24.Rxd7 Rxd7
  25. 25.c5 h5
  26. 26.c6 Rd6
  27. 27.Rd1 Nc8
  28. 28.Rd3 g4
  29. 29.hxg4 hxg4
  30. 30.Nd2 g3
  31. 31.Be1 Rxd3
  32. 32.Qxd3 Nd6
  33. 33.Qd5 Kf7
  34. 34.Kf1 Bf8
  35. 35.Ke2 Kf6
  36. 36.Qxe6+ Kxe6
  37. 37.Kd3 Nc8
  38. 38.Nb1 Bd6
  39. 39.Bd2 Ne7
  40. 40.Ke2 Ng6
  41. 41.Bc3 Be7
  42. 42.Nd2 Nh8
  43. 43.Nc4 Nf7
  44. 44.Kd3 Bc5
  45. 45.a5 Bf2
  46. 46.axb6 axb6
  47. 47.Bb4 Ng5
  48. 48.Ke2 Bd4
  49. 49.Bf8 Nf7
  50. 50.Kd3 Ng5
  51. 51.Ke2 Nf7
  52. 52.Kd3 Bg1
  53. 53.Bb4 Nh8
  54. 54.Ke2 Ng6
  55. 55.Bc3 Bc5
  56. 56.Kf1 Be7
  57. 57.Ke2 Bf6
  58. 58.Kf1 Nh8
  59. 59.Ke2 Nf7
  60. 60.Bb4 Ng5
  61. 61.Bd6 cxd6
  62. 62.Nxb6 Bd8
  63. 63.Nd5 Kf7
  64. 64.c7 Bxc7
  65. 65.Nxc7 Ke7
  66. 66.Nd5+ Kd7
  67. 67.Nf6+ Kc8
  68. 68.Ne8 Kd7
  69. 69.b6 Kc6
  70. 70.b7 Kxb7
  71. 71.Nxd6+ Kc6
  72. 72.Nc4 Nf7
  73. 73.Kd3 Kd7
  74. 74.Nd2 Ke6
  75. 75.Ke2 Nd6
  76. 76.Kd3 Nb5
  77. 77.Nb3 Kd6
  78. 78.Kc4 Na7
  79. 79.Na5 Nc8
  80. 80.Nb7+ Kc7
  81. 81.Nc5 Kc6
  82. 82.Nd3 Nb6+
  83. 83.Kc3 Nd7
  84. 84.Kc4 Kd6
  85. 85.Kc3 Nf8
  86. 86.Kd2 Ng6
  87. 87.Ke2 Kc6
  88. 88.Nb4+ Kc5
  89. 89.Nd5 Kd4
  90. 90.Kf1 Nf8
  91. 91.Ne7 Nd7
  92. 92.Nf5+ Kd3
  93. 93.Ne7 Nb6
  94. 94.Ng6 Nc4
  95. 95.Ke1 Kd4
  96. 96.Ke2 Ne3
  97. 97.Nh4 Kc5
  98. 98.Kd3 Kb4
  99. 99.Kd2 Kc4
  100. 100.Ke2 Kc3
  101. 101.Ng6 Nxg2
  102. 102.Nxe5 Nh4
  103. 103.Ng4 Kc4
  104. 104.Nf6 Kd4
  105. 105.Nh5 Ke5
  106. 106.Ng7 Ng6
  107. 107.Nh5 Nf8
  108. 108.Kf1 Ng6
  109. 109.Kg2 Nh4+
  110. 110.Kh3 Nxf3
  111. 111.Nxg3 Nd2
  112. 112.Nh5 f3
  113. 113.Kg3 Kxe4
  114. 114.Kf2 Nc4
  115. 115.Nf6+ Kf4
  116. 116.Nd5+ Kg4
  117. 117.Nf6+ Kf4
  118. 118.Nd5+ Kg5
  119. 119.Kxf3

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