Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Chessable Masters Div 1 W · 2023 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 76 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chessable Masters Div 1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2023.04.04
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 76
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/5KN1/1k6/8/8/8 b - - 0 76

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O e6
  6. 6.Re1 a6
  7. 7.c3 b5
  8. 8.Bc2 c4
  9. 9.d4 cxd3
  10. 10.Bxd3 Nc5
  11. 11.Bc2 Bb7
  12. 12.Bg5 Be7
  13. 13.Nbd2 h6
  14. 14.Bh4 O-O
  15. 15.Nd4 Rc8
  16. 16.f3 g6
  17. 17.Bf2 Qc7
  18. 18.Nf1 e5
  19. 19.Nb3 Na4
  20. 20.Rb1 d5
  21. 21.Nbd2 Nc5
  22. 22.Qe2 dxe4
  23. 23.Nxe4 Ncxe4
  24. 24.fxe4 b4
  25. 25.Nd2 Rfd8
  26. 26.Nf3 Bc5
  27. 27.h3 a5
  28. 28.Kh1 bxc3
  29. 29.bxc3 Nxe4
  30. 30.Bh4 Nxc3
  31. 31.Rxb7 Qxb7
  32. 32.Qxe5 Bd6
  33. 33.Qxa5 Rf8
  34. 34.Bb3 Rc5
  35. 35.Qa3 Ne4
  36. 36.Qa4 Bg3
  37. 37.Qxe4 Qxe4
  38. 38.Rxe4 Rc1+
  39. 39.Ng1 Bd6
  40. 40.Bf2 Rfc8
  41. 41.g3 Bc5
  42. 42.Bxc5 R8xc5
  43. 43.Kg2 Rb1
  44. 44.Re2 Kg7
  45. 45.Nf3 Rc7
  46. 46.g4 Rb7
  47. 47.Rf2 Re7
  48. 48.Rd2 Rc7
  49. 49.Kg3 Rbc1
  50. 50.Rd3 R1c5
  51. 51.h4 Rb7
  52. 52.Nd2 Rbc7
  53. 53.Ne4 Rc1
  54. 54.Nd6 R7c3
  55. 55.Rxc3 Rxc3+
  56. 56.Kf4 Rh3
  57. 57.Nxf7 Rxh4
  58. 58.Ne5 Kf6
  59. 59.Nf3 Rh3
  60. 60.g5+ hxg5+
  61. 61.Kg4 Rh1
  62. 62.Kg3 Rb1
  63. 63.Nd2 Re1
  64. 64.Kf3 Rh1
  65. 65.Kg3 Re1
  66. 66.Kf2 Re7
  67. 67.Kf3 Re1
  68. 68.a4 Ke5
  69. 69.a5 Kd4
  70. 70.Bf7 Re3+
  71. 71.Kg4 Ra3
  72. 72.Bxg6 Kc5
  73. 73.Ne4+ Kb4
  74. 74.Nxg5 Rxa5
  75. 75.Bf5 Rxf5
  76. 76.Kxf5

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