Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

76th Tata Steel Masters · 2014 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 27 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 76th Tata Steel Masters
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 2.3
Date 2014.01.12
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D31)
Moves 27
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Final Position

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

6k1/pp4p1/2n1bqnp/3p4/1B1P4/P4NPP/5PBK/2Q5 w - - 1 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 d5
  3. 3.d4 c6
  4. 4.e4 Bb4
  5. 5.e5 c5
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.a3 Bxc3+
  8. 8.bxc3 Nc6
  9. 9.Nf3 Nge7
  10. 10.Be2 O-O
  11. 11.O-O cxd4
  12. 12.cxd4 h6
  13. 13.Bd2 Bf5
  14. 14.Qb3 Bg4
  15. 15.Bc3 Qd7
  16. 16.h3 Be6
  17. 17.Rfd1 Ng6
  18. 18.Bf1 Rac8
  19. 19.Rac1 Rc7
  20. 20.Qb2 Qe7
  21. 21.g3 Rfc8
  22. 22.Kh2 f6
  23. 23.exf6 Qxf6
  24. 24.Bg2 Nce7
  25. 25.Bb4 Rxc1
  26. 26.Rxc1 Rxc1
  27. 27.Qxc1 Nc6

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