Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Saint Louis Blitz 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 28 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Blitz 2020
Site lichess.org INT
Round 8.1
Date 2020.09.18
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 28
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Final Position

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

3r4/ppp2k1p/2b3p1/2p1Pp2/2Pr1P1N/1P4P1/P3RK1P/R7 w - - 7 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be6
  7. 7.O-O Bd6
  8. 8.d4 Nd7
  9. 9.dxe5 Nxe5
  10. 10.Nxe5 Bxe5
  11. 11.f4 Bd4+
  12. 12.Kh1 f5
  13. 13.Qh5+ g6
  14. 14.Qe2 O-O
  15. 15.Nf3 Bf6
  16. 16.e5 Be7
  17. 17.Be3 c5
  18. 18.c4 Qe8
  19. 19.Bf2 Rd8
  20. 20.b3 Qc6
  21. 21.Qe1 Qe4
  22. 22.Bh4 Qxe1
  23. 23.Rfxe1 Bxh4
  24. 24.Nxh4 Rd4
  25. 25.g3 Bd7
  26. 26.Kg1 Bc6
  27. 27.Kf2 Rfd8
  28. 28.Re2 Kf7

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