Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Saint Louis Blitz 2024 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 108 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2024
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 10.1
Date 2024.08.16
Opening Ruy Lopez (C70)
Moves 108
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3R4/1r6/8/8/4b3/4k3/8/2K5 w - - 78 109

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 Nge7
  6. 6.O-O Ba7
  7. 7.d4 Ng6
  8. 8.Bxc6 dxc6
  9. 9.Nxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.dxe5 Qe7
  11. 11.Qf3 Qxe5
  12. 12.Bf4 Qe7
  13. 13.Qg3 Be6
  14. 14.Bxc7 f6
  15. 15.Nd2 h5
  16. 16.Nf3 g5
  17. 17.Nd4 h4
  18. 18.Qd6 Qxd6
  19. 19.Bxd6 Kf7
  20. 20.b4 Bc4
  21. 21.Rfe1 Rad8
  22. 22.e5 Rhe8
  23. 23.Re3 fxe5
  24. 24.Bxe5 Bxd4
  25. 25.cxd4 Bd5
  26. 26.h3 Re6
  27. 27.a3 Kg6
  28. 28.f3 Rde8
  29. 29.Kf2 R6e7
  30. 30.a4 Rf7
  31. 31.a5 Rh7
  32. 32.Rae1 Rhe7
  33. 33.Rg1 Rh7
  34. 34.Ree1 Kf5
  35. 35.Bd6 Re6
  36. 36.Rxe6 Kxe6
  37. 37.Bc5 Kf6
  38. 38.Re1 Rd7
  39. 39.Re5 Be6
  40. 40.Ke3 Rd5
  41. 41.Re4 Rd7
  42. 42.f4 g4
  43. 43.hxg4 Bxg4
  44. 44.Re5 Bf5
  45. 45.Bb6 Kg6
  46. 46.Re8 Rg7
  47. 47.Bd8 Kh7
  48. 48.Bg5 h3
  49. 49.gxh3 Bxh3
  50. 50.Ke4 Rf7
  51. 51.Ke5 Rf5+
  52. 52.Kd6 Rd5+
  53. 53.Kc7 Rxd4
  54. 54.Be7 Re4
  55. 55.Kxb7 Bd7
  56. 56.Rd8 Rxe7
  57. 57.Kxa6 Bg4
  58. 58.Rd4 Re6
  59. 59.Kb6 Bf3
  60. 60.Kc5 Be2
  61. 61.Rd6 Re4
  62. 62.Rxc6 Rc4+
  63. 63.Kd6 Rxb4
  64. 64.f5 Ra4
  65. 65.f6 Rxa5
  66. 66.f7 Kg7
  67. 67.Ke7 Ra7+
  68. 68.Kd6 Bh5
  69. 69.f8=Q+ Kxf8
  70. 70.Rc8+ Be8
  71. 71.Rc5 Ra6+
  72. 72.Ke5 Ke7
  73. 73.Rd5 Rh6
  74. 74.Kd4 Bc6
  75. 75.Re5+ Kd6
  76. 76.Rg5 Rh4+
  77. 77.Ke3 Bd5
  78. 78.Kd3 Kc5
  79. 79.Ke3 Re4+
  80. 80.Kd3 Rf4
  81. 81.Ke3 Rf3+
  82. 82.Ke2 Ra3
  83. 83.Rg7 Kd4
  84. 84.Rd7 Ra2+
  85. 85.Kd1 Ke4
  86. 86.Kc1 Rh2
  87. 87.Rd8 Kd4
  88. 88.Kd1 Rf2
  89. 89.Ke1 Rf5
  90. 90.Kd2 Rh5
  91. 91.Ke2 Rh2+
  92. 92.Kd1 Ke4
  93. 93.Kc1 Rf2
  94. 94.Rd7 Kd4
  95. 95.Kd1 Ra2
  96. 96.Rd8 Ke5
  97. 97.Kc1 Be4
  98. 98.Rd2 Ra7
  99. 99.Rd8 Rb7
  100. 100.Kd2 Rc7
  101. 101.Re8+ Kf4
  102. 102.Rf8+ Bf5
  103. 103.Re8 Rc2+
  104. 104.Kd1 Rh2
  105. 105.Kc1 Be4
  106. 106.Rd8 Ke3
  107. 107.Rd2 Rh7
  108. 108.Rd8 Rb7

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