Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 8.1
Date 2019.05.11
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1P4pk/8/3Q4/5PKP/4PRP1/P5q1/7r b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.b3 Be7
  5. 5.Bb2 O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 c5
  7. 7.cxd5 Nxd5
  8. 8.Nxd5 exd5
  9. 9.d4 Nc6
  10. 10.Be2 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Qa5+
  12. 12.Kf1 Nxd4
  13. 13.Bxd4 Bf5
  14. 14.Bd3 Be4
  15. 15.Bxe4 dxe4
  16. 16.Qg4 Bf6
  17. 17.Qxe4 Qa6+
  18. 18.Kg1 Rfe8
  19. 19.Qf4 Bxd4
  20. 20.Qxd4 Rad8
  21. 21.Qb2 Rd5
  22. 22.h4 Red8
  23. 23.Rh3 Rd2
  24. 24.Qe5 R2d5
  25. 25.Qf4 h5
  26. 26.Rf3 Qe6
  27. 27.Rc1 Rd1+
  28. 28.Rxd1 Rxd1+
  29. 29.Kh2 Rd2
  30. 30.Qb8+ Kh7
  31. 31.Qxb7 f6
  32. 32.Qxa7 Qe5+
  33. 33.Rg3 f5
  34. 34.f4 Qa1
  35. 35.Qf7 Rd1
  36. 36.Qxf5+ Kg8
  37. 37.Qe6+ Kh7
  38. 38.Qg6+ Kg8
  39. 39.Qe8+ Kh7
  40. 40.Qxh5+ Kg8
  41. 41.Rf3 Rh1+
  42. 42.Kg3 Qe1+
  43. 43.Kg4 Qe2
  44. 44.g3 Rf1
  45. 45.Qd5+ Kh7
  46. 46.b4 Rg1
  47. 47.b5 Qg2
  48. 48.b6 Rh1
  49. 49.b7

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