Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Modern Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 52 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.34
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 52
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Final Position

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

8/4bp2/1pk1p1p1/p3P1Pp/P2PKP2/1P5P/3B4/8 b - - 24 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.f4 d5
  5. 5.e5 h5
  6. 6.Nf3 Bg4
  7. 7.Bd3 Nh6
  8. 8.h3 Bxf3
  9. 9.Qxf3 e6
  10. 10.g3 Nf5
  11. 11.Ne2 Nd7
  12. 12.c3 c5
  13. 13.dxc5 Nxc5
  14. 14.Bb5+ Nd7
  15. 15.Bd3 Nc5
  16. 16.Bc2 Rc8
  17. 17.Bd2 Qb6
  18. 18.O-O-O Qa6
  19. 19.Kb1 Ne7
  20. 20.Nd4 Nc6
  21. 21.g4 Nxd4
  22. 22.cxd4 Ne4
  23. 23.Bxe4 dxe4
  24. 24.Qxe4 Qc6
  25. 25.Qxc6+ Rxc6
  26. 26.Be3 b6
  27. 27.Rc1 Kd7
  28. 28.g5 Rxc1+
  29. 29.Rxc1 Rc8
  30. 30.Rd1 Kc6
  31. 31.Rc1+ Kb7
  32. 32.Rd1 Kc6
  33. 33.Rc1+ Kb7
  34. 34.Rxc8 Kxc8
  35. 35.Kc2 Kc7
  36. 36.Bd2 Bf8
  37. 37.Kd3 Kc6
  38. 38.Ke4 a5
  39. 39.a4 Be7
  40. 40.b3 Bf8
  41. 41.Bc3 Ba3
  42. 42.Bd2 Be7
  43. 43.Bc3 Ba3
  44. 44.Bd2 Bf8
  45. 45.Be3 Bb4
  46. 46.Bf2 Ba3
  47. 47.Be3 Be7
  48. 48.Bd2 Ba3
  49. 49.Bc3 Be7
  50. 50.Bb2 Bb4
  51. 51.Bc1 Be7
  52. 52.Bd2

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