Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Grand Prix 3 Playoff · 2022 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Grand Prix 3 Playoff
Site Berlin GER
Round 2.4
Date 2022.04.04
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/5R2/1P4k1/6N1/1r3PKp/8/8 w - - 13 66

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.d4 Ne8
  10. 10.d5 Bc5
  11. 11.Re1 d6
  12. 12.Nc3 Bf5
  13. 13.Bd3 Bxd3
  14. 14.Qxd3 Nf6
  15. 15.h3 h6
  16. 16.Bd2 Qd7
  17. 17.Qf3 Bd4
  18. 18.Rad1 Rae8
  19. 19.Rxe8 Nxe8
  20. 20.Qd3 Bb6
  21. 21.Re1 Nf6
  22. 22.Ne4 Qf5
  23. 23.g4 Qg6
  24. 24.Bc3 Nd7
  25. 25.Ng3 Qxd3
  26. 26.cxd3 g6
  27. 27.Kg2 Ne5
  28. 28.Rd1 Re8
  29. 29.Ne4 Kf8
  30. 30.Nf6 Re7
  31. 31.a4 a5
  32. 32.h4 c6
  33. 33.Bxe5 dxe5
  34. 34.d6 Re6
  35. 35.Nd7+ Kg7
  36. 36.Nxb6 Rxd6
  37. 37.Nc4 Rd4
  38. 38.f3 Kf6
  39. 39.b3 b5
  40. 40.axb5 cxb5
  41. 41.Nxa5 h5
  42. 42.gxh5 gxh5
  43. 43.Kg3 Rd6
  44. 44.b4 Kf5
  45. 45.Nb3 Rg6+
  46. 46.Kf2 Ra6
  47. 47.Na5 Rd6
  48. 48.Ke3 Rd4
  49. 49.Nc6 Rxh4
  50. 50.d4 exd4+
  51. 51.Rxd4 Rh1
  52. 52.Rd5+ Kg6
  53. 53.Rxb5 h4
  54. 54.Ne5+ Kg7
  55. 55.Kf4 Rg1
  56. 56.Ng4 h3
  57. 57.Rg5+ Kf8
  58. 58.Rh5 Kg7
  59. 59.b5 Rb1
  60. 60.Rg5+ Kh7
  61. 61.Nf6+ Kh6
  62. 62.Ng4+ Kh7
  63. 63.Kg3 Rb3
  64. 64.Rf5 Kg6
  65. 65.Rf6+ Kg5

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