Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Clutch Champions Showdown · 2020 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 59 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Clutch Champions Showdown
Site lichess.org INT
Round 1.11
Date 2020.05.27
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 59
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Final Position

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

8/8/5k2/7K/5N2/8/8/8 b - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.d3 O-O
  9. 9.Be3 Be6
  10. 10.Rc1 Nd5
  11. 11.Nxd5 Bxd5
  12. 12.Qa4 Re8
  13. 13.Nd2 Bxg2
  14. 14.Kxg2 Nd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 exd4
  16. 16.Qb3 Rb8
  17. 17.e4 dxe3
  18. 18.fxe3 Rf8
  19. 19.Rf3 c6
  20. 20.d4 g6
  21. 21.Rcf1 Qd5
  22. 22.e4 Qxb3
  23. 23.Rxb3 Rfd8
  24. 24.Rd3 c5
  25. 25.d5 b5
  26. 26.b3 Bd6
  27. 27.Nf3 f6
  28. 28.Re3 Re8
  29. 29.Rfe1 Rbd8
  30. 30.e5 fxe5
  31. 31.Nxe5 Bf8
  32. 32.Rd1 Bh6
  33. 33.Ree1 Bf8
  34. 34.Kf3 Kg7
  35. 35.a4 a6
  36. 36.Re4 Bd6
  37. 37.Nc6 Rf8+
  38. 38.Kg2 Rd7
  39. 39.Re6 Rf5
  40. 40.axb5 axb5
  41. 41.Rd2 c4
  42. 42.bxc4 bxc4
  43. 43.Ree2 c3
  44. 44.Rd3 Bf8
  45. 45.Rxc3 Rfxd5
  46. 46.Ne5 Rd2
  47. 47.Rc2 Rxe2+
  48. 48.Rxe2 Re7
  49. 49.Kf3 Re6
  50. 50.Nd3 Rxe2
  51. 51.Kxe2 Bd6
  52. 52.Kf3 Kf6
  53. 53.h3 h5
  54. 54.g4 hxg4+
  55. 55.Kxg4 Ba3
  56. 56.h4 Bd6
  57. 57.h5 gxh5+
  58. 58.Kxh5 Bf4
  59. 59.Nxf4

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