Hikaru Nakamura vs Wei Yi

World Rapid 2016 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Rapid 2016
Site Doha QAT
Round 2.22
Date 2016.12.26
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 46
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Final Position

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

8/2p5/1p3k2/p2P4/2P1BPK1/8/P4b2/8 w - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.e5 d4
  5. 5.exf6 dxc3
  6. 6.bxc3 Qxf6
  7. 7.Bd3 Nc6
  8. 8.Be4 e5
  9. 9.Qf3 Qxf3
  10. 10.Nxf3 f6
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Bg4
  13. 13.Be3 Bb4+
  14. 14.Kf1 O-O-O
  15. 15.Rb1 a5
  16. 16.d5 Rde8
  17. 17.Bd3 Bxf3
  18. 18.gxf3 Ne5
  19. 19.Be2 Nd7
  20. 20.f4 f5
  21. 21.h4 Bc5
  22. 22.Bd2 Bb4
  23. 23.Bc1 Nf6
  24. 24.Bb2 Ne4
  25. 25.Rd1 Nc3
  26. 26.Bxc3 Bxc3
  27. 27.Rh3 Bb4
  28. 28.Bd3 Rhf8
  29. 29.h5 Bd6
  30. 30.Re3 Kd8
  31. 31.Bc2 Rxe3
  32. 32.fxe3 Bc5
  33. 33.Ke2 Re8
  34. 34.Rd3 b6
  35. 35.Kf3 g6
  36. 36.Rc3 Bb4
  37. 37.Rb3 Bc5
  38. 38.hxg6 hxg6
  39. 39.e4 fxe4+
  40. 40.Bxe4 Rh8
  41. 41.Rb2 Ke7
  42. 42.Bxg6 Kf6
  43. 43.Bb1 Rh1
  44. 44.Be4 Rf1+
  45. 45.Kg4 Rf2
  46. 46.Rxf2 Bxf2

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