Maxime Vachier-Lagrave vs Hikaru Nakamura

TechM GCL 2025 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event TechM GCL 2025
Site Mumbai IND
Round 2.1
Date 2025.12.15
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/B1Pp4/1P4k1/1r4p1/6K1/8 w - - 2 50

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.f4 dxe5
  7. 7.fxe5 f5
  8. 8.Qe3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nc3 Nxe5
  10. 10.d4 Ng4
  11. 11.Qxe7+ Bxe7
  12. 12.Bf4 c6
  13. 13.Bc4 b5
  14. 14.Bb3 a5
  15. 15.a3 Ba6
  16. 16.h3 Nf6
  17. 17.Be5 b4
  18. 18.axb4 axb4
  19. 19.Ne2 Kd7
  20. 20.Ng3 g6
  21. 21.Kf2 Rhf8
  22. 22.Rhe1 Nd5
  23. 23.Ne2 f4
  24. 24.Kf3 g5
  25. 25.Nc1 h5
  26. 26.Nd3 Ne3
  27. 27.Nc5+ Bxc5
  28. 28.dxc5 Rfe8
  29. 29.Bf6 g4+
  30. 30.hxg4 hxg4+
  31. 31.Kf2 g3+
  32. 32.Kg1 Bb5
  33. 33.Bg5 Rxa1
  34. 34.Rxa1 Re4
  35. 35.Re1 Rd4
  36. 36.c3 Rd2
  37. 37.Bxf4 Rxg2+
  38. 38.Kh1 Rh2+
  39. 39.Kg1 Rg2+
  40. 40.Kh1 Rxb2
  41. 41.Bxe3 Rxb3
  42. 42.cxb4 Rb2
  43. 43.Rd1+ Ke6
  44. 44.Rd2 Rb3
  45. 45.Bf4 Kf5
  46. 46.Bc7 Bc4
  47. 47.Kg2 Bd5+
  48. 48.Rxd5+ cxd5
  49. 49.Ba5 Kg4

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