Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian, Rossolimo · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.20
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian, Rossolimo (B30)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7r/5B2/3kp3/p3p2p/Pp2P2P/1P2K1P1/2P5/8 w - - 27 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Qc7
  5. 5.O-O Nd4
  6. 6.Re1 Ng4
  7. 7.e5 Nxf3+
  8. 8.Qxf3 Nxe5
  9. 9.Qg3 f6
  10. 10.d3 a6
  11. 11.Ba4 b5
  12. 12.Bb3 e6
  13. 13.f4 Nf7
  14. 14.a4 c4
  15. 15.Ba2 Bb7
  16. 16.Be3 b4
  17. 17.Ne4 Bxe4
  18. 18.dxe4 Bc5
  19. 19.Qxg7 Bxe3+
  20. 20.Rxe3 Qxf4
  21. 21.Rf3 Qg5
  22. 22.Qxf6 Qxf6
  23. 23.Rxf6 Ke7
  24. 24.Raf1 Ne5
  25. 25.Rh6 a5
  26. 26.Rh5 d6
  27. 27.Rf4 Raf8
  28. 28.Rxf8 Kxf8
  29. 29.Rxe5 dxe5
  30. 30.Bxc4 Ke7
  31. 31.Kf2 Rd8
  32. 32.Ke2 Rf8
  33. 33.Ke3 Kd6
  34. 34.b3 Ke7
  35. 35.Be2 h6
  36. 36.g3 Kf6
  37. 37.Bc4 h5
  38. 38.h4 Rg8
  39. 39.Kf2 Ke7
  40. 40.Be2 Rh8
  41. 41.Ke3 Kd6
  42. 42.Bc4 Rg8
  43. 43.Kf3 Rg4
  44. 44.Bb5 Rg8
  45. 45.Bc4 Rg6
  46. 46.Bb5 Kc5
  47. 47.Be8 Rf6+
  48. 48.Ke3 Rh6
  49. 49.Bf7 Rh7
  50. 50.Be8 Rh8
  51. 51.Bf7 Kd6

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