Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Skilling Open Prelim · 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 8.7
Date 2020.11.23
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

5k2/3b1p2/3P4/2p2qp1/pp3P2/P3Q1KP/1P6/5B2 b - - 1 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Be7
  13. 13.c4 Nc7
  14. 14.d4 d5
  15. 15.cxd5 Bb4
  16. 16.Bd2 Bxd2
  17. 17.Qxd2 Nxd5
  18. 18.Nxd5 Qxd5
  19. 19.Re5 Qd6
  20. 20.Bc4 b5
  21. 21.Bb3 a5
  22. 22.a3 a4
  23. 23.Ba2 Bd7
  24. 24.Rae1 Rae8
  25. 25.Qc3 Rxe5
  26. 26.dxe5 Qe7
  27. 27.Rd1 Bf5
  28. 28.Rd6 Rd8
  29. 29.Qd2 Rxd6
  30. 30.exd6 Qf6
  31. 31.h3 g6
  32. 32.f4 Bd7
  33. 33.Bb1 c5
  34. 34.Be4 b4
  35. 35.Bd5 Kf8
  36. 36.Bc4 h5
  37. 37.Kh2 h4
  38. 38.g3 hxg3+
  39. 39.Kxg3 Qf5
  40. 40.Bf1 g5
  41. 41.Qe3

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