Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 74 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.25
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 74
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Final Position

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

6k1/6P1/6K1/8/8/8/8/8 b - - 2 74

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d5
  6. 6.exd5 Qxd5
  7. 7.Bc4 Qd6
  8. 8.b4 Bb6
  9. 9.a4 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Bf5
  11. 11.Ba3 e4
  12. 12.dxe4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Bxe4
  14. 14.Qxd6 cxd6
  15. 15.O-O-O Rac8
  16. 16.Bd5 Bxd5
  17. 17.Rxd5 Ne5
  18. 18.Kc2 Nc4
  19. 19.Bc1 Bxf2
  20. 20.Kb3 Rfe8
  21. 21.Bf4 h6
  22. 22.Rhd1 g5
  23. 23.Bc1 Be3
  24. 24.Nd4 a5
  25. 25.bxa5 Bxc1
  26. 26.Rxc1 Re5
  27. 27.Rxe5 dxe5
  28. 28.Nf5 Nxa5+
  29. 29.Kb4 Nc6+
  30. 30.Kb5 Rd8
  31. 31.Kb6 Rd2
  32. 32.Kxb7 Nd8+
  33. 33.Kb6 Rxg2
  34. 34.c4 Rf2
  35. 35.Nxh6+ Kg7
  36. 36.Ng4 Rb2+
  37. 37.Kc7 Ne6+
  38. 38.Kd6 e4
  39. 39.c5 Rd2+
  40. 40.Ke5 Ra2
  41. 41.c6 e3
  42. 42.Nxe3 Nc7
  43. 43.Nd5 Na6
  44. 44.c7 Nxc7
  45. 45.Rxc7 Rxa4
  46. 46.Rc2 Ra5
  47. 47.Rf2 Kg6
  48. 48.Ke4 Ra4+
  49. 49.Kf3 f5
  50. 50.Kg2 Ra5
  51. 51.Ne3 Re5
  52. 52.Nf1 f4
  53. 53.h3 Ra5
  54. 54.Nh2 Ra3
  55. 55.Nf3 Kf5
  56. 56.Rc2 Ra5
  57. 57.Rb2 g4
  58. 58.Nd4+ Ke4
  59. 59.hxg4 Kxd4
  60. 60.Kf3 Ke5
  61. 61.Re2+ Kf6
  62. 62.Kxf4 Ra4+
  63. 63.Re4 Rxe4+
  64. 64.Kxe4 Kg5
  65. 65.Ke5 Kg6
  66. 66.Kf4 Kf6
  67. 67.g5+ Kg6
  68. 68.Kg4 Kg7
  69. 69.Kf5 Kf7
  70. 70.g6+ Kg7
  71. 71.Kg5 Kg8
  72. 72.Kf6 Kf8
  73. 73.g7+ Kg8
  74. 74.Kg6

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