Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

CGC KO 2022 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event CGC KO 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.1
Date 2022.11.04
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 51
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Final Position

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

8/2k3p1/1p1pp1q1/pPn1p3/P3P2p/2P1NP1P/4K1P1/3Q4 w - - 26 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.O-O d5
  7. 7.Nbd2 a5
  8. 8.h3 dxe4
  9. 9.dxe4 Qe7
  10. 10.a4 Rd8
  11. 11.Qc2 Nb8
  12. 12.Re1 h6
  13. 13.Bf1 Nbd7
  14. 14.Nc4 b6
  15. 15.Be3 Bb7
  16. 16.Bxc5 Qxc5
  17. 17.Rab1 Qe7
  18. 18.b4 Bc6
  19. 19.b5 Bb7
  20. 20.Rbd1 Re8
  21. 21.Nfd2 Nc5
  22. 22.f3 Rad8
  23. 23.Nb3 Nxb3
  24. 24.Qxb3 Nd7
  25. 25.Ne3 Nc5
  26. 26.Qc2 Rxd1
  27. 27.Rxd1 Rd8
  28. 28.Bc4 h5
  29. 29.Bd5 Bc8
  30. 30.Rd2 Qg5
  31. 31.Kf2 Rd6
  32. 32.Qd1 h4
  33. 33.Ke2 Kf8
  34. 34.Qc2 Ke7
  35. 35.Rd1 Bd7
  36. 36.Bb3 Be6
  37. 37.Bxe6 fxe6
  38. 38.Rxd6 cxd6
  39. 39.Qd1 Qg3
  40. 40.Qc2 Kd7
  41. 41.Qd1 Kc7
  42. 42.Qc2 Qg5
  43. 43.Qd1 Qg6
  44. 44.Kf1 Qf6
  45. 45.Ke2 Qg5
  46. 46.Qc2 Qf4
  47. 47.Qd1 Qg3
  48. 48.Qc2 Qg5
  49. 49.Qd1 Qg6
  50. 50.Kf1 Qf6
  51. 51.Ke2 Qg6

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