Ian Nepomniachtchi vs Wesley So

Skilling Open Prelim · 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Ian Nepomniachtchi
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 13.2
Date 2020.11.24
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

5k2/8/8/7K/8/8/8/8 b - - 0 69

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 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  12. 12.d5 d6
  13. 13.h3 Bd7
  14. 14.Qd3 a5
  15. 15.Nc3 Bg5
  16. 16.Bxg5 Qxg5
  17. 17.Re1 Nf6
  18. 18.Ne4 Nxe4
  19. 19.Qxe4 h6
  20. 20.h4 Qd2
  21. 21.Re2 Qb4
  22. 22.Qe7 Bb5
  23. 23.c4 Qxc4
  24. 24.Re1 Qxd5
  25. 25.Qxc7 Bxf1
  26. 26.Kxf1 Qb5+
  27. 27.Kg1 Qxb2
  28. 28.Re7 Qxa2
  29. 29.Qxb7 Rf8
  30. 30.g3 a4
  31. 31.Qa6 d5
  32. 32.Ra7 Qb1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Qc2
  34. 34.Qb6 Re8
  35. 35.Rc7 Qb3
  36. 36.Qc6 Rf8
  37. 37.Ra7 a3
  38. 38.Qc5 a2
  39. 39.Qa5 h5
  40. 40.Qxa2 Qxa2
  41. 41.Rxa2 Rd8
  42. 42.Kg2 Kh7
  43. 43.Kf3 Kg6
  44. 44.Kf4 Rd7
  45. 45.Ra6+ f6
  46. 46.Ra3 Kf7
  47. 47.Ke3 Ke6
  48. 48.Kf4 g6
  49. 49.Ra6+ Rd6
  50. 50.Ra3 Rd7
  51. 51.Ra6+ Ke7
  52. 52.Ke3 Rd6
  53. 53.Ra3 Ke6
  54. 54.Kf4 Kd7
  55. 55.Ke3 Re6+
  56. 56.Kd4 Re5
  57. 57.Ra6 Ke7
  58. 58.f4 Re4+
  59. 59.Kxd5 Re3
  60. 60.Ra7+ Kf8
  61. 61.Rb7 Kg8
  62. 62.Ra7 Kf8
  63. 63.Rb7 Rxg3
  64. 64.Ke6 Rg4
  65. 65.Kxf6 Rxf4+
  66. 66.Kxg6 Rxh4
  67. 67.Rb5 Rh3
  68. 68.Rxh5 Rxh5
  69. 69.Kxh5

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