Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 69 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 3.4
Date 2017.08.04
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 69
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Final Position

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

8/6k1/8/8/6K1/8/1N6/8 b - - 0 69

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.a4 a6
  7. 7.c3 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 Ba7
  9. 9.h3 b5
  10. 10.Bb3 h6
  11. 11.axb5 axb5
  12. 12.Be3 Bd7
  13. 13.Bxa7 Rxa7
  14. 14.Nbd2 Rxa1
  15. 15.Qxa1 Nh5
  16. 16.Nf1 Qf6
  17. 17.Qd1 b4
  18. 18.d4 bxc3
  19. 19.bxc3 Nf4
  20. 20.Ne3 Qg6
  21. 21.Kh2 Re8
  22. 22.Ba4 Qf6
  23. 23.Ng4 Qe7
  24. 24.Ne3 Qf6
  25. 25.Bb5 exd4
  26. 26.cxd4 Nb8
  27. 27.Bf1 Ng6
  28. 28.Nd5 Qd8
  29. 29.Qc2 c6
  30. 30.Nc3 c5
  31. 31.Rd1 Nc6
  32. 32.dxc5 dxc5
  33. 33.Nb5 Qb8+
  34. 34.Kg1 Nb4
  35. 35.Qxc5 Bxb5
  36. 36.Qxb4 Bc6
  37. 37.Qxb8 Rxb8
  38. 38.Bd3 Rb4
  39. 39.Rb1 Ra4
  40. 40.Bc2 Rc4
  41. 41.Rb8+ Kh7
  42. 42.Bb3 Rc1+
  43. 43.Kh2 Bxe4
  44. 44.Bxf7 Ne7
  45. 45.Re8 Rc7
  46. 46.Ne5 Bd5
  47. 47.Bh5 g6
  48. 48.Be2 Nc6
  49. 49.Ng4 Kg7
  50. 50.Ne3 Bf7
  51. 51.Re4 Rb7
  52. 52.Bf3 Rb4
  53. 53.Rxb4 Nxb4
  54. 54.Be4 Na6
  55. 55.f4 Nc5
  56. 56.Bb1 Nd7
  57. 57.g4 Nf6
  58. 58.Kg3 Nd5
  59. 59.Nd1 Be8
  60. 60.Be4 Ba4
  61. 61.Nb2 Nc3
  62. 62.Kf3 Bb5
  63. 63.Bb7 g5
  64. 64.fxg5 hxg5
  65. 65.Be4 Nxe4
  66. 66.Kxe4 Bf1
  67. 67.Kf5 Bxh3
  68. 68.Kxg5 Bxg4
  69. 69.Kxg4

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