Nakamura, Hikaru – Vachier Lagrave, Maxime

2736 2020 · Draw · View this game on Lichess

Hikaru Nakamura, the razor-sharp American superstar and undisputed king of online chess, squares off against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave — “MVL” — France’s brilliant tactician and one of the world’s finest navigators of wild, complex positions. Nakamura trots out his beloved Trompowsky Attack, a weapon he uses to knock opponents off-balance as early as move two. Expect fireworks from two of the most creative minds of their generation, meeting during the surge of online elite competition that defined 2020.