Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chess.com Classic Losers · 2025 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Chess.com Classic Losers
Site chess.com INT
Round 6.2
Date 2025.05.22
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/2b1n3/2p1Bp1p/p1P2Pp1/P5P1/2BK3P/8/8 b - - 11 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 Nxe4
  4. 4.Qe2 Qe7
  5. 5.Qxe4 d6
  6. 6.d4 dxe5
  7. 7.dxe5 Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 Qxe5
  9. 9.Qxe5+ Nxe5
  10. 10.Nb5 Bb4+
  11. 11.c3 Ba5
  12. 12.Bf4 f6
  13. 13.O-O-O Be6
  14. 14.b3 O-O
  15. 15.Be2 a6
  16. 16.Nd4 Bf7
  17. 17.Kb2 Rfe8
  18. 18.Rhe1 Rad8
  19. 19.Bf1 Bb6
  20. 20.h3 Rd7
  21. 21.Be3 Red8
  22. 22.Be2 a5
  23. 23.a4 Bc5
  24. 24.f4 Ng6
  25. 25.Bg4 Rd6
  26. 26.g3 Ne7
  27. 27.Ne6 Bxe6
  28. 28.Bxe6+ Kf8
  29. 29.Rxd6 Bxd6
  30. 30.Kc2 b6
  31. 31.Rd1 Nc6
  32. 32.Bd5 Ne7
  33. 33.Bc4 Nf5
  34. 34.Bf2 Be7
  35. 35.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  36. 36.b4 Nd6
  37. 37.Bd3 g6
  38. 38.bxa5 bxa5
  39. 39.c4 c6
  40. 40.c5 Nc8
  41. 41.f5 g5
  42. 42.g4 h6
  43. 43.Bg3 Ke8
  44. 44.Bc4 Be7
  45. 45.Be1 Bd8
  46. 46.Be6 Ne7
  47. 47.Kd3 Bc7
  48. 48.Bc3

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