Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

GCT Blitz Paris 2018 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 26 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2018
Site Paris FRA
Round 16.1
Date 2018.06.24
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 26
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Final Position

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

4k3/p5pp/1p3p2/8/3B4/PbP2P2/5KPP/8 w - - 0 27

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd4
  6. 6.Qa4+ Bd7
  7. 7.Qxd4 exd5
  8. 8.e3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qd1 Bb4
  10. 10.Bd2 O-O
  11. 11.a3 Ba5
  12. 12.Be2 Bg4
  13. 13.O-O d4
  14. 14.exd4 Nxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Qxd4
  16. 16.Be3 Qxd1
  17. 17.Bxd1 Bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 b6
  19. 19.Bd4 Bxd1
  20. 20.Bxf6 Bb3
  21. 21.Bd4 Rfe8
  22. 22.Rfe1 f6
  23. 23.f3 Kf7
  24. 24.Kf2 Rxe1
  25. 25.Rxe1 Re8
  26. 26.Rxe8 Kxe8

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