Hikaru Nakamura vs Wei Yi

Esports World Cup C 2025 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 97 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wei Yi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Esports World Cup C 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 52.1
Date 2025.07.30
Opening Catalan Opening (E00)
Moves 97
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Final Position

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

7k/8/8/8/7K/8/8/3B4 b - - 0 97

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 a5
  6. 6.a3 Be7
  7. 7.Qc2 c6
  8. 8.Bg2 O-O
  9. 9.O-O b6
  10. 10.Bf4 Ba6
  11. 11.Nbd2 Nbd7
  12. 12.Rfc1 Rc8
  13. 13.b4 Nh5
  14. 14.Be3 c5
  15. 15.dxc5 bxc5
  16. 16.b5 Bb7
  17. 17.Ne1 Nhf6
  18. 18.Bg5 Nb6
  19. 19.Nd3 h6
  20. 20.Bxf6 Bxf6
  21. 21.Rab1 a4
  22. 22.Nb2 Ra8
  23. 23.Nd3 Rc8
  24. 24.Nb2 Bxb2
  25. 25.Qxb2 Qe7
  26. 26.cxd5 exd5
  27. 27.e3 Rfd8
  28. 28.Re1 c4
  29. 29.Qc3 Nd7
  30. 30.Nf3 Nc5
  31. 31.Nd4 Nb3
  32. 32.Nf5 Qf8
  33. 33.Red1 g6
  34. 34.Nd4 Qxa3
  35. 35.Ra1 Qc5
  36. 36.Rxa4 Nxd4
  37. 37.Rxd4 Qxb5
  38. 38.Ra1 Qb3
  39. 39.Qxb3 cxb3
  40. 40.Rb4 Bc6
  41. 41.Rxb3 Rd6
  42. 42.Rd3 Rcd8
  43. 43.Rad1 f5
  44. 44.Rd4 Kf7
  45. 45.Rc1 Ke6
  46. 46.Rb1 g5
  47. 47.h4 Ke5
  48. 48.Rb6 R8d7
  49. 49.Ra6 Rb7
  50. 50.Rd1 Rb2
  51. 51.f4+ gxf4
  52. 52.gxf4+ Ke6
  53. 53.Bf3 Bb7
  54. 54.Ra7 Rb3
  55. 55.Kf2 Rb2+
  56. 56.Ke1 Rb3
  57. 57.Kf2 Rb2+
  58. 58.Ke1 Rd7
  59. 59.Rd2 Rb3
  60. 60.Ke2 Rd6
  61. 61.Ra5 Rd7
  62. 62.Kf2 Rd6
  63. 63.Bd1 Rb4
  64. 64.Ra4 Rxa4
  65. 65.Bxa4 Ra6
  66. 66.Bc2 Rc6
  67. 67.Bd1 Rc3
  68. 68.Rb2 Bc6
  69. 69.Rb6 Kd6
  70. 70.Ra6 Kc5
  71. 71.Ra7 d4
  72. 72.exd4+ Kxd4
  73. 73.Ra5 Ke4
  74. 74.Ke2 Kxf4
  75. 75.Kd2 Rc4
  76. 76.Be2 Rd4+
  77. 77.Kc3 Rd5
  78. 78.Ra7 Re5
  79. 79.Bc4 Ke3
  80. 80.Rc7 Bd5
  81. 81.Ba6 f4
  82. 82.Rc8 f3
  83. 83.Rf8 f2
  84. 84.Kb4 Re4+
  85. 85.Kc5 Rf4
  86. 86.Rxf4 Kxf4
  87. 87.Kxd5 Kg4
  88. 88.Ke4 Kxh4
  89. 89.Kf3 h5
  90. 90.Bf1 Kg5
  91. 91.Kxf2 Kh6
  92. 92.Kg1 h4
  93. 93.Kh2 Kg5
  94. 94.Kh3 Kh6
  95. 95.Be2 Kg7
  96. 96.Bd1 Kh8
  97. 97.Kxh4

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