Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.13
Date 2020.11.27
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

R7/8/4pkp1/7p/3r3P/6P1/5P1K/8 w - - 8 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd4
  6. 6.Qa4+ Bd7
  7. 7.Qxd4 exd5
  8. 8.e3 Nc6
  9. 9.Qd1 Bb4
  10. 10.Be2 Ne4
  11. 11.Bd2 Bxc3
  12. 12.Bxc3 Nxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Be6
  14. 14.Rb1 Qc7
  15. 15.O-O O-O
  16. 16.Ng5 Rad8
  17. 17.Qc2 g6
  18. 18.Nxe6 fxe6
  19. 19.c4 Ne5
  20. 20.c5 b6
  21. 21.Rbc1 bxc5
  22. 22.Qxc5 Qxc5
  23. 23.Rxc5 Rc8
  24. 24.Ra5 Rc2
  25. 25.Bd1 Rc7
  26. 26.Ra6 Kf7
  27. 27.Bb3 Nd3
  28. 28.h4 Nc5
  29. 29.Ra5 Nxb3
  30. 30.axb3 Rb8
  31. 31.Rfa1 Rxb3
  32. 32.Rxa7 Rc3
  33. 33.Kh2 h5
  34. 34.Ra8 Rc1
  35. 35.R1a4 R1c4
  36. 36.g3 Rxa4
  37. 37.Rxa4 Rc4
  38. 38.Ra7+ Kf6
  39. 39.Ra8 d4
  40. 40.exd4 Rxd4
  41. 41.Rf8+ Kg7
  42. 42.Ra8 Kf6
  43. 43.Rf8+ Kg7
  44. 44.Ra8 Kf6

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