Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

9th Masters Final 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th Masters Final 2016
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 7.3
Date 2016.07.20
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 42
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Final Position

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

2R5/5pkp/6p1/8/7P/6P1/5PK1/3r4 b - - 8 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.Qc2 b6
  9. 9.Rd1 Nbd7
  10. 10.b3 Ba6
  11. 11.a4 c5
  12. 12.Na3 Bb7
  13. 13.Qb2 Qc8
  14. 14.Rac1 Bc6
  15. 15.dxc5 bxc5
  16. 16.cxd5 exd5
  17. 17.Nh4 Re8
  18. 18.Nf5 Bf8
  19. 19.Bf4 Qb7
  20. 20.Nb5 Bxb5
  21. 21.axb5 Qxb5
  22. 22.Ne3 Rac8
  23. 23.Nxd5 Nxd5
  24. 24.Bxd5 Nb6
  25. 25.Bc4 Nxc4
  26. 26.Rxc4 Rcd8
  27. 27.Ra1 Re6
  28. 28.Be3 Rb8
  29. 29.Qc2 Qxb3
  30. 30.Qxb3 Rxb3
  31. 31.Rxa7 Re8
  32. 32.Rc7 Rb2
  33. 33.Bxc5 Bxc5
  34. 34.R7xc5 Rbxe2
  35. 35.Rc8 Re1+
  36. 36.Kg2 g6
  37. 37.h4 Rxc8
  38. 38.Rxc8+ Kg7
  39. 39.Rc7 Rd1
  40. 40.Rc8 Re1
  41. 41.Rc7 Rd1
  42. 42.Rc8

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