Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Dutch Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.14
Date 2020.11.27
Opening Dutch Defense (A81)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

3q4/6k1/1rp1b3/2Qp4/3Pp1p1/4P1P1/5P2/2R2BK1 w - - 2 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 f5
  2. 2.g3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bg2 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.b3 Nc6
  7. 7.Bb2 Ne4
  8. 8.Nbd2 e6
  9. 9.c4 g5
  10. 10.Nxe4 fxe4
  11. 11.Ne5 d5
  12. 12.Nxc6 bxc6
  13. 13.Qc2 Ba6
  14. 14.Rac1 g4
  15. 15.e3 Rf6
  16. 16.Ba3 h5
  17. 17.Rfd1 Bh6
  18. 18.Qd2 Bc8
  19. 19.Qb4 Bf8
  20. 20.Qa5 Bxa3
  21. 21.Qxa3 Bd7
  22. 22.Rc2 h4
  23. 23.Rdc1 Rh6
  24. 24.Qa5 Kg7
  25. 25.b4 a6
  26. 26.a4 Rb8
  27. 27.b5 axb5
  28. 28.axb5 Ra8
  29. 29.Qb4 hxg3
  30. 30.hxg3 Rb8
  31. 31.Qa5 Ra8
  32. 32.Qb4 Be8
  33. 33.bxc6 Rb8
  34. 34.Qa5 Bf7
  35. 35.cxd5 exd5
  36. 36.Rc5 Ra8
  37. 37.Qb4 Ra6
  38. 38.Ra5 Raxc6
  39. 39.Rac5 Rb6
  40. 40.Rb5 Rxb5
  41. 41.Qxb5 Rb6
  42. 42.Qc5 c6
  43. 43.Bf1 Be6

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