Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 15th Jul Early · 2025 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Titled Tue 15th Jul Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 8
Date 2025.07.15
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/1p5P/1P6/k5K1/8/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Rb8
  8. 8.a3 a6
  9. 9.Qd2 b5
  10. 10.dxc5 Nxc5
  11. 11.b4 Nd7
  12. 12.Bd3 Be7
  13. 13.O-O f6
  14. 14.Rae1 fxe5
  15. 15.Nxe5 Ndxe5
  16. 16.fxe5 Bb7
  17. 17.Ne2 d4
  18. 18.Bf2 O-O
  19. 19.Bg3 Qd7
  20. 20.Be4 Rbd8
  21. 21.Qd3 g6
  22. 22.Bxg6 Bg5
  23. 23.Be4 Be3+
  24. 24.Kh1 Ne7
  25. 25.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  26. 26.Bxb7 Qxb7
  27. 27.Nxd4 Bxd4
  28. 28.Qxd4 Nf5
  29. 29.Qg4+ Kh8
  30. 30.Bh4 Nxh4
  31. 31.Qxh4 Qc7
  32. 32.h3 Qxc2
  33. 33.Qh6 Qf5
  34. 34.Rd1 Rg8
  35. 35.Qf6+ Qxf6
  36. 36.exf6 Rf8
  37. 37.Rd6 Rxf6
  38. 38.Rxa6 Kg7
  39. 39.Kg1 e5
  40. 40.Rxf6 Kxf6
  41. 41.Kf2 h5
  42. 42.g3 Ke6
  43. 43.Ke3 Kf5
  44. 44.Kf3 e4+
  45. 45.Ke3 Ke5
  46. 46.g4 h4
  47. 47.g5 Kf5
  48. 48.g6 Kxg6
  49. 49.Kxe4 Kf6
  50. 50.Kf4 Ke6
  51. 51.Kg4 Kd5
  52. 52.Kxh4 Kc4
  53. 53.Kg3 Kb3
  54. 54.h4 Kxa3
  55. 55.h5

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