Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Saint Louis Rapid 2020 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 21 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2020
Site lichess.org INT
Round 2.5
Date 2020.09.15
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 21
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Final Position

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

3rr1k1/p1pqn1pp/1p2bp2/1R2p3/P7/2PPP1P1/2PN3P/Q4RKB w - - 2 22

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.exd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Bc5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Re8
  9. 9.Nc3 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Bb6
  11. 11.Be3 Ba5
  12. 12.Bd2 Bb6
  13. 13.Rb1 Bf5
  14. 14.Be3 Qd7
  15. 15.Nd2 Rad8
  16. 16.Rb5 Bh3
  17. 17.Bh1 f6
  18. 18.a4 Be6
  19. 19.Qa1 Bxe3
  20. 20.fxe3 b6
  21. 21.Rf1 Ne7

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