Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2023 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2023
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.24
Date 2023.09.20
Opening Sicilian Defense (B56)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r5/1p3R2/p6P/3pk3/1P5P/2P5/1P3K2/8 b - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 d6
  6. 6.h3 e5
  7. 7.Nf3 Be7
  8. 8.Bc4 a6
  9. 9.Bg5 Be6
  10. 10.Bb3 Rc8
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.Nd5 Bg5
  13. 13.c3 Bh6
  14. 14.Qe2 Na5
  15. 15.Rd1 O-O
  16. 16.O-O Nxb3
  17. 17.axb3 g6
  18. 18.b4 f5
  19. 19.Rfe1 Qe8
  20. 20.h4 Qd8
  21. 21.exf5 gxf5
  22. 22.Ng5 Bxd5
  23. 23.Rxd5 Rf6
  24. 24.f4 e4
  25. 25.g4 Qf8
  26. 26.gxf5 Bxg5
  27. 27.fxg5 Rxf5
  28. 28.Rxf5 Qxf5
  29. 29.Qxe4 Qxe4
  30. 30.Rxe4 Kf7
  31. 31.Kf2 d5
  32. 32.Rf4+ Ke6
  33. 33.Rf6+ Ke5
  34. 34.Rf7 h5
  35. 35.gxh6

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