Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

ch-USA 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 30 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event ch-USA 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.1
Date 2017.04.06
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 30
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Final Position

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

6k1/p3q2p/1p1np3/1P1b1p2/3Pp1p1/4P1P1/PQ1NNP1P/6K1 w - - 2 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Qc2 Ne4
  9. 9.Bf4 c6
  10. 10.Nc3 g5
  11. 11.Bc1 f5
  12. 12.b3 b6
  13. 13.Bb2 Bb7
  14. 14.Rad1 Qe8
  15. 15.Nd2 Nd6
  16. 16.Ba3 Rc8
  17. 17.Rfe1 Nf7
  18. 18.Qb2 Nf6
  19. 19.Bxe7 Qxe7
  20. 20.b4 Rfd8
  21. 21.e3 g4
  22. 22.cxd5 cxd5
  23. 23.b5 Rc7
  24. 24.Rc1 Rdc8
  25. 25.Ne2 Nd6
  26. 26.Rxc7 Rxc7
  27. 27.Rc1 Rxc1+
  28. 28.Nxc1 Nfe4
  29. 29.Bxe4 dxe4
  30. 30.Ne2 Bd5

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