Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 86 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.24
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 86
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Final Position

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

8/8/5p2/5k2/5r2/7R/6K1/8 b - - 15 86

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.Nbd2 d6
  7. 7.Nf1 Ne7
  8. 8.Ng3 Ng6
  9. 9.h3 c6
  10. 10.Ba4 d5
  11. 11.O-O dxe4
  12. 12.dxe4 h6
  13. 13.Bb3 a5
  14. 14.a4 Qe7
  15. 15.Nf5 Qc7
  16. 16.Re1 Re8
  17. 17.Ng3 Nf4
  18. 18.Be3 Qb6
  19. 19.Bxc5 Qxc5
  20. 20.Qd2 Be6
  21. 21.Bxe6 Nxe6
  22. 22.Rad1 Rad8
  23. 23.Qc2 b5
  24. 24.Nf5 b4
  25. 25.Nd2 bxc3
  26. 26.bxc3 Nd4
  27. 27.Nxd4 exd4
  28. 28.c4 Qb4
  29. 29.e5 d3
  30. 30.Qb1 Nd7
  31. 31.Qxd3 Nxe5
  32. 32.Qc2 Rxd2
  33. 33.Qxd2 Qxd2
  34. 34.Rxd2 Nf3+
  35. 35.gxf3 Rxe1+
  36. 36.Kg2 Ra1
  37. 37.Rd6 Rxa4
  38. 38.Rxc6 Rb4
  39. 39.c5 a4
  40. 40.Rc8+ Kh7
  41. 41.c6 a3
  42. 42.Ra8 Rc4
  43. 43.c7 Rxc7
  44. 44.Rxa3 Rc6
  45. 45.Re3 Rg6+
  46. 46.Kf1 Rf6
  47. 47.Kg2 Rg6+
  48. 48.Kh2 Rf6
  49. 49.Ra3 h5
  50. 50.h4 g6
  51. 51.Kg3 Rf5
  52. 52.Rb3 Kg7
  53. 53.Ra3 Rf6
  54. 54.Ra4 Rf5
  55. 55.Rb4 Rf6
  56. 56.Rc4 Rf5
  57. 57.Rd4 Rf6
  58. 58.Re4 Rf5
  59. 59.Ra4 Kf6
  60. 60.Ra6+ Kg7
  61. 61.f4 Rf6
  62. 62.Ra5 Rf5
  63. 63.Ra3 Rf6
  64. 64.Rb3 Re6
  65. 65.Rf3 Re1
  66. 66.f5 Rg1+
  67. 67.Kh3 g5
  68. 68.hxg5 Rxg5
  69. 69.Ra3 Rxf5
  70. 70.f3 Kg6
  71. 71.Kg3 Kg5
  72. 72.Ra4 f6
  73. 73.Ra8 h4+
  74. 74.Kg2 Rd5
  75. 75.Rg8+ Kf5
  76. 76.Rg4 Rd2+
  77. 77.Kh3 Rf2
  78. 78.Rxh4 Rxf3+
  79. 79.Kg2 Rf4
  80. 80.Rh3 Rg4+
  81. 81.Kf2 Rf4+
  82. 82.Kg2 Rg4+
  83. 83.Kf3 Rf4+
  84. 84.Ke2 Re4+
  85. 85.Kf2 Rf4+
  86. 86.Kg2

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