Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Wesley So

The Game

White	Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black	Wesley So
Result	1/2-1/2
Event	Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site	Abidjan CIV
Round	5.5
Date	2019.05.11
Opening	Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves	74

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Final Position

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

8/8/4Np2/5k2/8/3K4/8/8 w - - 0 75

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
4. 4.O-O Nxe4
5. 5.Re1 Nd6
6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
7. 7.Bf1 Nf5
8. 8.Nf3 O-O
9. 9.d4 d5
10. 10.c3 Bd6
11. 11.b3 Re8
12. 12.Na3 a6
13. 13.Nc2 Rxe1
14. 14.Qxe1 Nce7
15. 15.c4 b6
16. 16.Qc3 Ng6
17. 17.Bg5 Be7
18. 18.Bxe7 Nfxe7
19. 19.Ne3 dxc4
20. 20.bxc4 Bb7
21. 21.d5 Qd7
22. 22.Rd1 Re8
23. 23.g3 Bc8
24. 24.h4 Qd6
25. 25.Re1 Nf8
26. 26.Ng5 Qf6
27. 27.Qxf6 gxf6
28. 28.Ne4 Kg7
29. 29.d6 cxd6
30. 30.Nxd6 Rd8
31. 31.Rd1 Ne6
32. 32.Ndf5+ Nxf5
33. 33.Nxf5+ Kf8
34. 34.Rb1 Nc5
35. 35.Ne3 Rd6
36. 36.Nd5 b5
37. 37.Ne3 Bd7
38. 38.cxb5 axb5
39. 39.Bxb5 Be6
40. 40.a4 Rd2
41. 41.Ra1 Nb3
42. 42.Rd1 Ra2
43. 43.Rd3 Nc5
44. 44.Rd4 Ke7
45. 45.Rf4 h6
46. 46.Kg2 Ra3
47. 47.Ng4 Bd5+
48. 48.Kf1 Ne4
49. 49.Ne3 Ra1+
50. 50.Ke2 Ra2+
51. 51.Kd3 Nc5+
52. 52.Kd4 Ne6+
53. 53.Kxd5 Nxf4+
54. 54.gxf4 Rxf2
55. 55.a5 Kd8
56. 56.Ke4 Kc7
57. 57.Nf5 h5
58. 58.Bc4 Rb2
59. 59.Bxf7 Rb4+
60. 60.Kf3 Rb5
61. 61.Ne3 Rxa5
62. 62.f5 Kd6
63. 63.Bxh5 Ra3
64. 64.Kf2 Ra2+
65. 65.Be2 Ke5
66. 66.h5 Kf4
67. 67.h6 Ra8
68. 68.Nd5+ Kg5
69. 69.Nc7 Rh8
70. 70.Bd3 Rxh6
71. 71.Ne6+ Kg4
72. 72.Ke3 Rh3+
73. 73.Ke4 Rxd3
74. 74.Kxd3 Kxf5

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