Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · English Opening · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 17.1
Date 2019.05.12
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4k1p1/5p1p/4p2P/4B1q1/8/5P2/1R4K1 w - - 16 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.e3 d6
  5. 5.d4 Bg4
  6. 6.Be2 Be7
  7. 7.h3 Bh5
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.b3 Re8
  10. 10.Bb2 Bf8
  11. 11.dxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Nd5 Bg6
  13. 13.a3 Bd6
  14. 14.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  15. 15.b4 a6
  16. 16.Qb3 Qe6
  17. 17.Qc3 h6
  18. 18.Rad1 Kh8
  19. 19.c5 Bf8
  20. 20.Bc4 Qe7
  21. 21.Bd5 f6
  22. 22.Qc4 Bh7
  23. 23.e4 Nd8
  24. 24.Qe2 c6
  25. 25.Bc4 Ne6
  26. 26.Qe3 Rad8
  27. 27.Nh4 Nd4
  28. 28.Nf3 Nxf3+
  29. 29.Qxf3 a5
  30. 30.h4 axb4
  31. 31.axb4 b6
  32. 32.Rc1 bxc5
  33. 33.bxc5 Qa7
  34. 34.Ba3 Rd4
  35. 35.Rfe1 Rb8
  36. 36.h5 Qa4
  37. 37.Bf7 Bxe4
  38. 38.Qg3 Bxg2
  39. 39.Rb1 Rxb1
  40. 40.Rxb1 Be4
  41. 41.Re1 Bd5
  42. 42.Bxd5 Rg4
  43. 43.Qxg4 Qxg4+
  44. 44.Bg2 Qc4
  45. 45.Bxc6 Bxc5
  46. 46.Bxc5 Qxc5
  47. 47.Be4 Qb4
  48. 48.Re3 Kg8
  49. 49.Bg6 Kf8
  50. 50.Re4 Qb5
  51. 51.Re1 Ke7
  52. 52.Rc1 Qb7
  53. 53.Rb1 Qd7
  54. 54.Be4 Qg4+

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