Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 13.2
Date 2018.11.14
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

4r1k1/pbpp1ppp/1p6/3Pq3/2PQ4/1P1B4/P4PPP/3R2K1 w - - 2 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bf6
  10. 10.Re1 Re8
  11. 11.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  12. 12.d5 b6
  13. 13.Nd2 Bb7
  14. 14.Ne4 Be7
  15. 15.c3 Nd6
  16. 16.Ng3 Bg5
  17. 17.c4 Rc8
  18. 18.b3 Qf6
  19. 19.Bxg5 Qxg5
  20. 20.Qd4 Re8
  21. 21.Rd1 Nf5
  22. 22.Nxf5 Qxf5
  23. 23.Bd3 Qe5

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