Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Airthings Masters Div 1 W · 2023 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Airthings Masters Div 1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.5
Date 2023.02.07
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

6k1/2p3r1/2N5/p2R2p1/6P1/1n3P1p/4r2P/5RK1 w - - 8 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.O-O Qd6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Be6
  8. 8.b3 a5
  9. 9.a4 Nd7
  10. 10.Ng5 f6
  11. 11.Nxe6 Qxe6
  12. 12.Qh5+ Qf7
  13. 13.Qg4 Nf8
  14. 14.Nc4 Ne6
  15. 15.Kh1 h5
  16. 16.Qd1 g5
  17. 17.Be3 b6
  18. 18.c3 Rd8
  19. 19.Qc2 h4
  20. 20.Rad1 O-O
  21. 21.Bxc5 Nxc5
  22. 22.d4 exd4
  23. 23.cxd4 Ne6
  24. 24.Qc3 c5
  25. 25.dxc5 Nxc5
  26. 26.f3 h3
  27. 27.g3 Qe6
  28. 28.Kg1 f5
  29. 29.exf5 Qe2
  30. 30.Ne3 Rde8
  31. 31.Qc4+ Qxc4
  32. 32.Nxc4 Rxf5
  33. 33.g4 Rf7
  34. 34.Rd5 Rg7
  35. 35.Nxa5 Re2
  36. 36.Nc6 Nxb3
  37. 37.a5 bxa5
  38. 38.Rf2 Re1+
  39. 39.Rf1 Re2
  40. 40.Rf2 Re1+
  41. 41.Rf1 Re2

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