Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Titled Tue 25th Mar Early · 2025 · Ruy Lopez · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Titled Tue 25th Mar Early
Site chess.com INT
Round 9
Date 2025.03.25
Opening Ruy Lopez (C60)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/p7/1p6/1Pbk4/P2p2K1/8/1B6 w - - 1 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nge7
  4. 4.c3 a6
  5. 5.Ba4 g6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.cxd4 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Bg7
  9. 9.O-O d6
  10. 10.h3 O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 Na5
  12. 12.Bc2 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 dxc5
  14. 14.Bg5 Qc7
  15. 15.Qc1 Bb7
  16. 16.Bh6 Rfe8
  17. 17.Bxg7 Kxg7
  18. 18.Re1 Rad8
  19. 19.Ne2 Nec6
  20. 20.Ng3 h6
  21. 21.b3 Nd4
  22. 22.Nxd4 cxd4
  23. 23.Bd3 Qxc1
  24. 24.Raxc1 Nc6
  25. 25.Red1 Nb4
  26. 26.Bb1 Rc8
  27. 27.Rxc8 Rxc8
  28. 28.a3 Nc6
  29. 29.Ne2 g5
  30. 30.f3 Rd8
  31. 31.Kf2 Bc8
  32. 32.e5 Be6
  33. 33.b4 Bc4
  34. 34.Ng3 d3
  35. 35.Nf5+ Kf8
  36. 36.Nxh6 Nxe5
  37. 37.Nf5 Be6
  38. 38.Ne3 f5
  39. 39.Nf1 Bb3
  40. 40.Rd2 Ke7
  41. 41.h4 gxh4
  42. 42.f4 Ng4+
  43. 43.Kg1 Bc4
  44. 44.Rd1 Rd4
  45. 45.Nd2 Rxf4
  46. 46.Nf3 Ne3
  47. 47.Re1 Re4
  48. 48.Nd2 Re6
  49. 49.Nf3 Ng4
  50. 50.Rd1 Ne3
  51. 51.Rd2 Rd6
  52. 52.Nxh4 Kf6
  53. 53.Nf3 Ng4
  54. 54.g3 Ne5
  55. 55.Kf2 Nxf3
  56. 56.Kxf3 Ke5
  57. 57.Ke3 Rg6
  58. 58.Rg2 Rxg3+
  59. 59.Rxg3 f4+
  60. 60.Kf3 fxg3
  61. 61.Kxg3 Kd4

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