Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

63rd ch-USA 2019 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 32 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 63rd ch-USA 2019
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 1.2
Date 2019.03.20
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 32
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Final Position

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

8/5pp1/p1p5/P4k1p/2p2B2/2P2PPb/4PK1P/8 w - - 8 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Ne5 Nc6
  8. 8.Bxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Nxc6 Qe8
  10. 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  11. 11.Qa4 e5
  12. 12.dxe5 Qxe5
  13. 13.Re1 Be6
  14. 14.Nc3 Ne4
  15. 15.Qc2 Nxc3
  16. 16.Qxc3 Qxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Rab8
  18. 18.f3 Rfd8
  19. 19.Bf4 Rb2
  20. 20.Rad1 Rxd1
  21. 21.Rxd1 h5
  22. 22.Rd8+ Kh7
  23. 23.Rd2 Rxd2
  24. 24.Bxd2 Kg6
  25. 25.Kf2 Bh3
  26. 26.Bf4 c6
  27. 27.a4 Kf5
  28. 28.a5 a6
  29. 29.Ke3 Bf1
  30. 30.Kf2 Bh3
  31. 31.Ke3 Bf1
  32. 32.Kf2 Bh3

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