Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com IoM Masters · 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com IoM Masters
Site Douglas ENG
Round 8.2
Date 2016.10.08
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D70)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

5k2/1n3p1p/p3b1p1/1pp5/PP2P3/5P2/2N1B1PP/1K6 b - a3 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 g6
  3. 3.f3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nb6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O-O Qd6
  10. 10.Nb5 Qd7
  11. 11.Kb1 Rd8
  12. 12.d5 a6
  13. 13.Nc3 Qe8
  14. 14.Qc1 Na5
  15. 15.Bf4 Rd7
  16. 16.Bh6 Bxh6
  17. 17.Qxh6 e6
  18. 18.Nh3 Qf8
  19. 19.Qxf8+ Kxf8
  20. 20.Nf4 exd5
  21. 21.Nfxd5 Nxd5
  22. 22.Rxd5 b5
  23. 23.Be2 c6
  24. 24.Rxd7 Bxd7
  25. 25.Rc1 Be6
  26. 26.Nd1 Rd8
  27. 27.Ne3 Rd2
  28. 28.Rc2 Rxc2
  29. 29.Nxc2 c5
  30. 30.b4 Nb7
  31. 31.a4

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