Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2019 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 17.4
Date 2019.11.26
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

4R3/p2qQ1pk/1p1r3p/8/5P2/P5PK/7P/8 w - - 8 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Qxc3 d5
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.e4 Nf6
  11. 11.e5 Nd5
  12. 12.Nf3 h6
  13. 13.Qe4 Ba6
  14. 14.Bxa6 Nxa6
  15. 15.Qg4 Kh8
  16. 16.Qh3 Kg8
  17. 17.Qg4 Kh8
  18. 18.O-O Qe7
  19. 19.Qh3 Kg8
  20. 20.Re1 c5
  21. 21.Re4 f5
  22. 22.exf6 Rxf6
  23. 23.Be3 Raf8
  24. 24.Re1 Nxe3
  25. 25.R4xe3 Nc7
  26. 26.dxc5 Qxc5
  27. 27.Ne5 Qb5
  28. 28.R3e2 Nd5
  29. 29.g3 Rf5
  30. 30.Ng6 R8f6
  31. 31.Nh4 Rg5
  32. 32.Rxe6 Kh7
  33. 33.Rxf6 Nxf6
  34. 34.Qf1 Qxb2
  35. 35.Qd3+ Kg8
  36. 36.Ng6 Kh7
  37. 37.Ne5+ Kg8
  38. 38.Ng6 Kh7
  39. 39.Nf8+ Kg8
  40. 40.Qd8 Rf5
  41. 41.Ng6+ Kh7
  42. 42.Nf8+ Kg8
  43. 43.f4 Qc3
  44. 44.Ng6+ Kh7
  45. 45.Nf8+ Kg8
  46. 46.Nd7+ Kh7
  47. 47.Nxf6+ Rxf6
  48. 48.Re8 Qc5+
  49. 49.Kg2 Qc6+
  50. 50.Kh3 Rd6
  51. 51.Qe7 Qd7+

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