Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.19
Date 2018.12.02
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 40
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Final Position

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

8/p1pk2n1/4p2p/1PK1P1p1/6P1/1p5P/1B6/8 b - - 8 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 d5
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Ne5 Nc6
  8. 8.Nxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Na3 Bxa3
  10. 10.bxa3 Ba6
  11. 11.Qa4 Bb5
  12. 12.Qc2 Qxd4
  13. 13.Bb2 Qc5
  14. 14.Rfd1 Rfd8
  15. 15.a4 Ba6
  16. 16.Qc3 h6
  17. 17.Ba3 Qf5
  18. 18.Bxc6 Rab8
  19. 19.f3 Rxd1+
  20. 20.Rxd1 Rb1
  21. 21.Rxb1 Qxb1+
  22. 22.Kg2 Qxa2
  23. 23.Bb2 Qb3
  24. 24.Qxb3 cxb3
  25. 25.e4 Bc8
  26. 26.Bb5 Bd7
  27. 27.Kf2 Bxb5
  28. 28.axb5 Ne8
  29. 29.e5 f6
  30. 30.f4 Kf7
  31. 31.Ke3 fxe5
  32. 32.fxe5 Ke7
  33. 33.Kd4 Kd7
  34. 34.Kc5 g5
  35. 35.g4 Ng7
  36. 36.h3 Ne8
  37. 37.Bd4 Ng7
  38. 38.Bb2 Ne8
  39. 39.Bd4 Ng7
  40. 40.Bb2

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