Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

TechM GCL 2024 · Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event TechM GCL 2024
Site London ENG
Round 9.1
Date 2024.10.10
Opening Sicilian, Accelerated Dragon (B38)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/b7/P3pkp1/8/R1P2PK1/2r5/8/8 w - - 21 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 g6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Bg7
  5. 5.c4 Nc6
  6. 6.Be3 Qb6
  7. 7.Nb3 Qd8
  8. 8.Qd2 d6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nf6
  10. 10.f3 Be6
  11. 11.Nd5 Nd7
  12. 12.Be2 a5
  13. 13.Rb1 a4
  14. 14.Na1 Qa5
  15. 15.Nc2 Rc8
  16. 16.b4 axb3
  17. 17.axb3 Qxd2+
  18. 18.Kxd2 f5
  19. 19.exf5 Bxf5
  20. 20.Bd3 Bxd3
  21. 21.Kxd3 e6
  22. 22.Nc3 Nc5+
  23. 23.Bxc5 dxc5
  24. 24.Ne4 Ke7
  25. 25.Rhd1 Ra8
  26. 26.Nxc5 Ra2
  27. 27.Ne3 Bd4
  28. 28.b4 Rd8
  29. 29.Ke4 Re2
  30. 30.Nxb7 Rxe3+
  31. 31.Kf4 Rf8+
  32. 32.Kg3 Re2
  33. 33.Na5 Be5+
  34. 34.Kh3 Nxa5
  35. 35.bxa5 Rf5
  36. 36.Rb7+ Kf6
  37. 37.Rxh7 Rxf3+
  38. 38.gxf3 Rxh2+
  39. 39.Kg4 Rxh7
  40. 40.f4 Bc3
  41. 41.a6 Ra7
  42. 42.Rd6 Rc7
  43. 43.Rd3 Bb4
  44. 44.Rb3 Bc5
  45. 45.Rb5 Ba7
  46. 46.Rb4 Rc6
  47. 47.Ra4 Rd6
  48. 48.Kf3 Rd3+
  49. 49.Kg4 Bf2
  50. 50.Ra2 Ba7
  51. 51.Ra4 Rc3

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