Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Croatia GCT 2019 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Croatia GCT 2019
Site Zagreb CRO
Round 8.2
Date 2019.07.04
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/p5p1/1P3p2/P2k3P/2p3P1/2K5/8 b - - 0 55

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 Nf5
  8. 8.Nf3 d5
  9. 9.d4 O-O
  10. 10.Nc3 Nh4
  11. 11.Nxh4 Bxh4
  12. 12.Bb5 Ne7
  13. 13.Bd3 Bf6
  14. 14.Qh5 g6
  15. 15.Qf3 Bg7
  16. 16.Bg5 f6
  17. 17.Bd2 c6
  18. 18.Ne2 Nf5
  19. 19.g3 Nh6
  20. 20.c4 Bg4
  21. 21.Qg2 dxc4
  22. 22.Bxc4+ Kh8
  23. 23.d5 Nf7
  24. 24.Nf4 Ne5
  25. 25.Be2 Bd7
  26. 26.Rad1 cxd5
  27. 27.Bc3 Bc6
  28. 28.Nxd5 f5
  29. 29.f4 Nd7
  30. 30.Bxg7+ Kxg7
  31. 31.Bf3 Nf6
  32. 32.Nxf6 Qxf6
  33. 33.Bxc6 bxc6
  34. 34.Rd7+ Rf7
  35. 35.Qd2 Rxd7
  36. 36.Qxd7+ Kf8
  37. 37.Re5 Rd8
  38. 38.Qxh7 Re8
  39. 39.Qh6+ Kf7
  40. 40.Qh7+ Kf8
  41. 41.Qc7 Rxe5
  42. 42.Qxe5 Qxe5
  43. 43.fxe5 Kf7
  44. 44.h4 Ke6
  45. 45.Kf2 Kxe5
  46. 46.Kf3 c5
  47. 47.b3 Ke6
  48. 48.Kf4 Kf6
  49. 49.a3 a6
  50. 50.b4 c4
  51. 51.a4 Ke6
  52. 52.Ke3 Kd5
  53. 53.Kd2 Kd4
  54. 54.Kc2 c3
  55. 55.b5

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