Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · English Opening · 1-0 in 69 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.5
Date 2021.09.28
Opening English Opening (A33)
Moves 69
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k3/1R4PP/4N3/4b3/8/6r1/2K5 b - - 0 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 e6
  6. 6.g3 Qb6
  7. 7.e3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Bg2 Nxc3
  10. 10.bxc3 Bd7
  11. 11.O-O Rc8
  12. 12.Bd2 Be7
  13. 13.Rb1 Qa6
  14. 14.Re1 Na5
  15. 15.c4 b6
  16. 16.Bf1 Nxc4
  17. 17.Bb4 b5
  18. 18.Bxe7 Kxe7
  19. 19.Qh5 g6
  20. 20.Qh4+ f6
  21. 21.a4 Qxa4
  22. 22.Qh6 Kf7
  23. 23.Red1 Rc7
  24. 24.Bd3 Ne5
  25. 25.Bxb5 Qa2
  26. 26.Be2 Qa3
  27. 27.Ra1 Qf8
  28. 28.Qf4 g5
  29. 29.Qe4 Qa8
  30. 30.Qb1 h5
  31. 31.f4 gxf4
  32. 32.exf4 Ng4
  33. 33.Bf3 Qb8
  34. 34.Qxb8 Rxb8
  35. 35.h3 Ne3
  36. 36.Rd3 Nc4
  37. 37.Bxh5+ Ke7
  38. 38.Bg4 Rb6
  39. 39.Re1 a5
  40. 40.Rc3 a4
  41. 41.Be2 Rb4
  42. 42.Rec1 a3
  43. 43.Nc2 Rb2
  44. 44.Bxc4 a2
  45. 45.Na3 e5
  46. 46.fxe5 fxe5
  47. 47.g4 Be6
  48. 48.Bxa2 Rxc3
  49. 49.Rxc3 Rxa2
  50. 50.Nc2 Kf6
  51. 51.Kf2 Bf7
  52. 52.Kg3 Bd5
  53. 53.Ne3 Be4
  54. 54.h4 Ra1
  55. 55.Rc4 Bb7
  56. 56.Rb4 Ba8
  57. 57.Rb6+ Kf7
  58. 58.h5 Ra3
  59. 59.Kf2 Ra2+
  60. 60.Kf1 Ra1+
  61. 61.Ke2 Ra2+
  62. 62.Kd3 Ra3+
  63. 63.Kd2 Ra2+
  64. 64.Kc1 Bf3
  65. 65.h6 Re2
  66. 66.g5 Be4
  67. 67.Ng4 Rg2
  68. 68.Nxe5+ Ke7
  69. 69.g6

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