Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

CGC KO 2022 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event CGC KO 2022
Site chess.com INT
Round 5.6
Date 2022.11.05
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

2r3k1/5pp1/p1p1q2p/PpR1p3/1P2P3/2P4P/2Q2PP1/6K1 b - - 0 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.a4 Ba7
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Re8
  11. 11.b4 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Rxe6
  13. 13.Rb1 b5
  14. 14.Ra1 Rb8
  15. 15.Nf1 Bb6
  16. 16.Ng3 d5
  17. 17.Qc2 dxe4
  18. 18.dxe4 Ne8
  19. 19.Be3 Bxe3
  20. 20.Rxe3 Nd6
  21. 21.Rd3 Qe8
  22. 22.Nd2 Nd8
  23. 23.Nf5 Qf8
  24. 24.Nb3 N8b7
  25. 25.Nxd6 Rxd6
  26. 26.Rxd6 Qxd6
  27. 27.Rd1 Qe6
  28. 28.a5 Rc8
  29. 29.Rd5 c6
  30. 30.Nc5 Nxc5
  31. 31.Rxc5

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