Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Airthings Masters Div 1 W · 2023 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 63 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 2.1
Date 2023.02.07
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 63
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Final Position

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

1Q6/5pk1/3p2p1/4p2p/2P1P2P/R2P1PP1/4q1K1/8 w - - 9 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.c3 d6
  7. 7.Re1 a6
  8. 8.a4 Ba7
  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 Qd7
  17. 17.Qc2 bxa4
  18. 18.Qxa4 a5
  19. 19.b5 Na7
  20. 20.c4 c6
  21. 21.bxc6 Nxc6
  22. 22.Bd2 Qc7
  23. 23.Reb1 Nd7
  24. 24.Nf5 Ree8
  25. 25.Qd1 Re6
  26. 26.Rb5 Nb4
  27. 27.Ne1 Kh7
  28. 28.Qg4 Rg6
  29. 29.Qe2 Nf8
  30. 30.Rb1 Nc6
  31. 31.Nc2 Ne6
  32. 32.Kh2 Bc5
  33. 33.Rxb8 Nxb8
  34. 34.h4 Nc6
  35. 35.g3 Rf6
  36. 36.Kg2 Ned4
  37. 37.Ncxd4 Nxd4
  38. 38.Nxd4 Bxd4
  39. 39.Be3 Bxe3
  40. 40.Qxe3 a4
  41. 41.Ra1 Qd7
  42. 42.Qe2 Qa7
  43. 43.Qe3 Qd7
  44. 44.Qe2 Qa7
  45. 45.Ra3 g6
  46. 46.Qc2 Kg7
  47. 47.Kf1 h5
  48. 48.Kg2 Kg8
  49. 49.Ra2 a3
  50. 50.Qc3 Kg7
  51. 51.Qb3 Kg8
  52. 52.Qc2 Kg7
  53. 53.Qc1 Qc5
  54. 54.f3 Re6
  55. 55.Qxa3 Qd4
  56. 56.Qb3 Re8
  57. 57.Ra3 Qe3
  58. 58.Qb2 Rb8
  59. 59.Qxb8 Qe2+
  60. 60.Kg1 Qe1+
  61. 61.Kg2 Qe2+
  62. 62.Kg1 Qe1+
  63. 63.Kg2 Qe2+

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