Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

ch-USA 2016 · French, Classical · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ch-USA 2016
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 6.1
Date 2016.04.20
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/1b2b3/4P1R1/2r2N2/1p1p2P1/pP6/P1P4P/1K2R3 b - - 7 36

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.Be3 Be7
  8. 8.Qd2 O-O
  9. 9.dxc5 Nxc5
  10. 10.O-O-O a6
  11. 11.Qf2 b6
  12. 12.Nd4 Qc7
  13. 13.Kb1 Bb7
  14. 14.Nxc6 Bxc6
  15. 15.Bd4 Bb7
  16. 16.Bd3 b5
  17. 17.Ne2 b4
  18. 18.Ng3 Rac8
  19. 19.f5 f6
  20. 20.exf6 Bxf6
  21. 21.Bxc5 Qxc5
  22. 22.Qxc5 Rxc5
  23. 23.fxe6 Re8
  24. 24.Rde1 g6
  25. 25.Rhf1 Kg7
  26. 26.Rf4 a5
  27. 27.Rg4 Kh8
  28. 28.Bxg6 hxg6
  29. 29.Rxg6 Be7
  30. 30.Nf5 d4
  31. 31.g4 a4
  32. 32.b3 a3
  33. 33.Rh6+ Kg8
  34. 34.Rg6+ Kh8
  35. 35.Rh6+ Kg8
  36. 36.Rg6+

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