Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Clutch Champions Showdown · 2020 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Clutch Champions Showdown
Site lichess.org INT
Round 1.12
Date 2020.05.27
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/1p6/bBk5/P7/7K/8 w - - 8 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.e3 Be7
  5. 5.cxd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bd3 c6
  7. 7.Nc3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.Ne5 Bd6
  10. 10.f4 c5
  11. 11.Bd2 Nc6
  12. 12.Be1 cxd4
  13. 13.exd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Bxh7+ Nxh7
  15. 15.Qxd4 Nf6
  16. 16.Bh4 Qb6
  17. 17.Qxb6 axb6
  18. 18.Nb5 Bb8
  19. 19.Bf2 Nh5
  20. 20.g3 g5
  21. 21.Bxb6 gxf4
  22. 22.Nc7 Bxc7
  23. 23.Bxc7 fxg3
  24. 24.hxg3 Nxg3
  25. 25.Rf2 Nf5
  26. 26.Kh2 f6
  27. 27.Nd3 Kf7
  28. 28.Bf4 Rh8+
  29. 29.Kg1 Rg8+
  30. 30.Rg2 Bd7
  31. 31.a3 Rxg2+
  32. 32.Kxg2 Bb5
  33. 33.Nb4 Re8
  34. 34.Rd1 Re2+
  35. 35.Kf3 Rxb2
  36. 36.Rxd5 Rxb4
  37. 37.Rxf5 Rb3+
  38. 38.Kf2 Bc6
  39. 39.Bc1 Rc3
  40. 40.Rxf6+ Kxf6
  41. 41.Bb2 Ke6
  42. 42.Bxc3 Kd5
  43. 43.Bb4 Kc4
  44. 44.Kg3 Ba4
  45. 45.Kh2 b5
  46. 46.Kg3 Kb3
  47. 47.Kh2 Kc4
  48. 48.Kg3 Kb3
  49. 49.Kh2 Kc4

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