Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

CCT Final Playoff 2023 · Modern Benoni · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event CCT Final Playoff 2023
Site Toronto CAN
Round 1.2
Date 2023.12.09
Opening Modern Benoni (A65)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

8/3r3p/3k4/PR4N1/2p2n2/7P/1P4PK/8 w - - 0 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 c5
  3. 3.d5 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 exd5
  5. 5.cxd5 d6
  6. 6.e4 a6
  7. 7.a4 g6
  8. 8.h3 Bg7
  9. 9.Bd3 O-O
  10. 10.Nf3 Nbd7
  11. 11.O-O Nh5
  12. 12.Bg5 Qc7
  13. 13.Nd2 Rb8
  14. 14.a5 Ne5
  15. 15.Be2 f5
  16. 16.Bxh5 gxh5
  17. 17.Qxh5 b5
  18. 18.Bh6 Nd3
  19. 19.f4 fxe4
  20. 20.Ndxe4 Bf5
  21. 21.Bxg7 Qxg7
  22. 22.Nxd6 Bg6
  23. 23.Qg4 Qd4+
  24. 24.Kh2 Nxf4
  25. 25.Rae1 Nd3
  26. 26.Re4 Qg7
  27. 27.Nf5 Bxf5
  28. 28.Rxf5 Qxg4
  29. 29.Rxg4+ Kh8
  30. 30.Rxf8+ Rxf8
  31. 31.Ne4 c4
  32. 32.d6 Rd8
  33. 33.Nf6 Ne5
  34. 34.Rg3 Ng6
  35. 35.Ne4 Kg7
  36. 36.Rg5 Kf7
  37. 37.Rh5 Ke6
  38. 38.Nc5+ Kf6
  39. 39.Ne4+ Kg7
  40. 40.Rc5 Nf4
  41. 41.Rc6 Kf7
  42. 42.Rxa6 Ke6
  43. 43.Rb6 Ke5
  44. 44.Ng5 Rd7
  45. 45.Rxb5+ Kxd6

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