Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.1
Date 2021.09.28
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/3k1p2/4pn2/2R3p1/6P1/1rN2P2/4PK2/8 b - - 12 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 dxc4
  7. 7.Ne5 c5
  8. 8.dxc5 Qxd1+
  9. 9.Nxd1 Bxc5
  10. 10.Bd2 Nc6
  11. 11.Nxc4 Bd7
  12. 12.Rc1 Rac8
  13. 13.O-O Nd4
  14. 14.Re1 Bc6
  15. 15.Bxc6 Nxc6
  16. 16.Nc3 Rfd8
  17. 17.Be3 Bxe3
  18. 18.Nxe3 Kf8
  19. 19.f3 Ke7
  20. 20.Kf2 g5
  21. 21.Red1 Rxd1
  22. 22.Rxd1 h5
  23. 23.h3 a6
  24. 24.g4 hxg4
  25. 25.hxg4 Ne5
  26. 26.Rc1 Rc6
  27. 27.Rc2 Nc4
  28. 28.Nxc4 Rxc4
  29. 29.Rc1 b5
  30. 30.a3 b4
  31. 31.axb4 Rxb4
  32. 32.Ra1 Rxb2
  33. 33.Rxa6 Rb3
  34. 34.Rc6 Kd7
  35. 35.Rc5 Kd6
  36. 36.Rc8 Kd7
  37. 37.Rc5 Kd6
  38. 38.Rc8 Kd7
  39. 39.Rc5

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