Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chessable Masters Div 1 W · 2023 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Chessable Masters Div 1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.4
Date 2023.04.04
Opening English Opening (A23)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/4n3/k7/8/8/3K4/8 w - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.g3 c6
  4. 4.Nf3 e4
  5. 5.Nd4 Qb6
  6. 6.e3 d5
  7. 7.Bg2 Bg4
  8. 8.Qb3 Bc5
  9. 9.h3 Bd7
  10. 10.Qxb6 axb6
  11. 11.cxd5 Bxd4
  12. 12.exd4 cxd5
  13. 13.d3 Nc6
  14. 14.Bg5 Nxd4
  15. 15.O-O-O Rc8
  16. 16.Kb1 exd3
  17. 17.Bxf6 gxf6
  18. 18.Nxd5 Kf8
  19. 19.Nxb6 Bf5
  20. 20.g4 Bg6
  21. 21.f4 Rc2
  22. 22.Bxb7 f5
  23. 23.g5 Rf2
  24. 24.h4 Bh5
  25. 25.Rxd3 Ne6
  26. 26.Nd7+ Kg7
  27. 27.Nf6 Bg4
  28. 28.Ba6 Nc5
  29. 29.Rd6 Rb8
  30. 30.Bc4 Rfxb2+
  31. 31.Ka1 R2b4
  32. 32.Rc1 Rc8
  33. 33.h5 Ne4
  34. 34.h6+ Kf8
  35. 35.Rd7 Rbxc4
  36. 36.Rxc4 Rxc4
  37. 37.Nxh7+ Kg8
  38. 38.g6 fxg6
  39. 39.Nf8 Kxf8
  40. 40.Rd8+ Ke7
  41. 41.h7 Rc1+
  42. 42.Kb2 Rh1
  43. 43.h8=Q Rxh8
  44. 44.Rxh8 g5
  45. 45.fxg5 Nxg5
  46. 46.a4 Kd6
  47. 47.Rc8 Ne6
  48. 48.a5 Nc7
  49. 49.Kc3 f4
  50. 50.Rb8 f3
  51. 51.Kd2 f2
  52. 52.Rf8 Kc6
  53. 53.Rxf2 Kb5
  54. 54.Rf4 Be6
  55. 55.Re4 Kxa5
  56. 56.Rxe6 Nxe6

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