Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2021 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.15
Date 2021.12.19
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/8/5K2/8/8/4k3/8/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.d4 d6
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Nxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Qe2 Bc5
  13. 13.Be3 Bd4
  14. 14.Bxd4 Qxd4
  15. 15.c3 bxc3
  16. 16.Nxc3 Rb8
  17. 17.Ba2 Rb4
  18. 18.Rac1 Qb6
  19. 19.Rc2 Bd7
  20. 20.Ra1 a5
  21. 21.h3 Rb8
  22. 22.Bc4 h6
  23. 23.b3 Be6
  24. 24.Nd5 Bxd5
  25. 25.exd5 e4
  26. 26.Rd1 Rd8
  27. 27.Qe3 Qxe3
  28. 28.fxe3 Kf8
  29. 29.Kf2 Ne8
  30. 30.Bb5 Nd6
  31. 31.Rxc7 Rxb3
  32. 32.Ra7 Nxb5
  33. 33.axb5 Rxb5
  34. 34.d6 Rb6
  35. 35.Rxa5 Rbxd6
  36. 36.Rxd6 Rxd6
  37. 37.Re5 Re6
  38. 38.Ra5 g6
  39. 39.Ra8+ Kg7
  40. 40.Ra7 h5
  41. 41.h4 Rf6+
  42. 42.Kg3 Re6
  43. 43.Kf4 Rb6
  44. 44.Re7 Rb4
  45. 45.Rxe4 Rxe4+
  46. 46.Kxe4 Kf6
  47. 47.Kf4 Ke6
  48. 48.g4 hxg4
  49. 49.Kxg4 f6
  50. 50.h5 gxh5+
  51. 51.Kxh5 Kf5
  52. 52.Kh6 Ke4
  53. 53.Kg6 Kxe3
  54. 54.Kxf6

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