Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2016 · English Opening · 1-0 in 71 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 5.5
Date 2016.06.19
Opening English Opening (A18)
Moves 71
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

QK6/7r/7k/2R5/8/7p/8/8 b - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e6
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.e4 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 exd5
  5. 5.e5 Ne4
  6. 6.Nf3 Bf5
  7. 7.d4 Bb4
  8. 8.Bd2 Bxc3
  9. 9.Bxc3 O-O
  10. 10.Be2 Nd7
  11. 11.O-O c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc3
  13. 13.bxc3 Nxc5
  14. 14.Rc1 Rc8
  15. 15.Nd4 Bd7
  16. 16.c4 dxc4
  17. 17.Bxc4 Qe7
  18. 18.Re1 Kh8
  19. 19.Qf3 Be6
  20. 20.Nxe6 Nxe6
  21. 21.Bxe6 fxe6
  22. 22.Rxc8 Rxc8
  23. 23.h3 b5
  24. 24.Rd1 h6
  25. 25.Rd6 Rf8
  26. 26.Qc6 Qh4
  27. 27.Qc5 Qc4
  28. 28.Qxc4 bxc4
  29. 29.Rc6 Rf5
  30. 30.Rxe6 c3
  31. 31.Rc6 Rxe5
  32. 32.Rxc3 Re1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Re2
  34. 34.Ra3 Rxf2
  35. 35.Rxa7 Rb2
  36. 36.Kg3 Kh7
  37. 37.a4 Kg6
  38. 38.a5 Ra2
  39. 39.a6 h5
  40. 40.h4 Ra4
  41. 41.Ra8 Rg4+
  42. 42.Kh3 Ra4
  43. 43.Ra7 Ra3+
  44. 44.Kh2 Ra4
  45. 45.g3 Ra2+
  46. 46.Kg1 Kf6
  47. 47.Kf1 g5
  48. 48.hxg5+ Kxg5
  49. 49.Ra8 Kg6
  50. 50.Ke1 Kg7
  51. 51.Kd1 Kh7
  52. 52.Kc1 Kg7
  53. 53.Kb1 Ra5
  54. 54.Kb2 Ra4
  55. 55.Kb3 Ra1
  56. 56.Kb4 Rb1+
  57. 57.Kc5 Rc1+
  58. 58.Kb6 Rb1+
  59. 59.Ka7 Rb3
  60. 60.Rb8 Rxg3
  61. 61.Rb5 Kh6
  62. 62.Kb6 h4
  63. 63.a7 Rg8
  64. 64.Kb7 Rg7+
  65. 65.Ka6 Rg8
  66. 66.Rb8 Rg1
  67. 67.Rb5 Rg8
  68. 68.Rc5 Rh8
  69. 69.Kb7 Rh7+
  70. 70.Kb8 h3
  71. 71.a8=Q

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