Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

ch-USA 2015 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ch-USA 2015
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 4.1
Date 2015.04.04
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D58)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/4R3/4p2p/P7/8/4k3/r7/5K2 b - - 10 56

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Be7
  4. 4.Nf3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bg5 h6
  6. 6.Bh4 O-O
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O Nbd7
  10. 10.Bg3 c5
  11. 11.cxd5 Nxd5
  12. 12.Nxd5 Bxd5
  13. 13.Qe2 cxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Bf6
  15. 15.Rfd1 Bxd4
  16. 16.exd4 Nb8
  17. 17.Rac1 Nc6
  18. 18.Bb5 Rc8
  19. 19.Rc3 Ne7
  20. 20.Ba6 Rxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 Nf5
  22. 22.Bf4 Qh4
  23. 23.Bc1 Rd8
  24. 24.f3 Rd7
  25. 25.Bd3 Rc7
  26. 26.Bd2 Qd8
  27. 27.Rc1 Qf6
  28. 28.a4 g5
  29. 29.f4 gxf4
  30. 30.Qf2 Nh4
  31. 31.Bxf4 Nf3+
  32. 32.gxf3 Qxf4
  33. 33.Qg3+ Qxg3+
  34. 34.hxg3 Bxf3
  35. 35.Kf2 Bc6
  36. 36.Ra1 f6
  37. 37.a5 b5
  38. 38.c4 bxc4
  39. 39.Bxc4 Kf7
  40. 40.Ke3 Ke7
  41. 41.Rb1 Rc8
  42. 42.g4 Kd6
  43. 43.Ba6 Rg8
  44. 44.Rf1 Rxg4
  45. 45.Rxf6 Re4+
  46. 46.Kd3 Rh4
  47. 47.Bc4 Bd5
  48. 48.Bxd5 Kxd5
  49. 49.Rf7 Rxd4+
  50. 50.Ke3 Ra4
  51. 51.Rxa7 Ra3+
  52. 52.Kf2 Ke4
  53. 53.Rh7 Ra2+
  54. 54.Kf1 Kf3
  55. 55.Rf7+ Ke3
  56. 56.Re7

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