Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

American Cup Champ · 2023 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 79 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event American Cup Champ
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 5.3
Date 2023.03.26
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 79
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Final Position

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

8/4K3/8/6k1/5N2/8/8/8 w - - 0 80

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d6
  6. 6.O-O a6
  7. 7.Re1 Ba7
  8. 8.a4 O-O
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Re8
  11. 11.b4 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Rxe6
  13. 13.Bb2 Ne7
  14. 14.Nf1 Ng6
  15. 15.Ng3 Nh7
  16. 16.d4 Ng5
  17. 17.Nxg5 Qxg5
  18. 18.Qg4 Rae8
  19. 19.Rad1 Qxg4
  20. 20.hxg4 exd4
  21. 21.cxd4 d5
  22. 22.Kf1 f6
  23. 23.f3 c6
  24. 24.exd5 cxd5
  25. 25.Rxe6 Rxe6
  26. 26.Rc1 Rc6
  27. 27.Nf5 Kf7
  28. 28.b5 Rxc1+
  29. 29.Bxc1 axb5
  30. 30.axb5 Nf8
  31. 31.Nd6+ Ke6
  32. 32.Nxb7 Bxd4
  33. 33.Ba3 Ng6
  34. 34.Nd6 Bb2
  35. 35.Bb4 Bc3
  36. 36.Ba3 Bb2
  37. 37.Bc5 Bd4
  38. 38.Nb7 Bxc5
  39. 39.Nxc5+ Kd6
  40. 40.b6 Ne5
  41. 41.b7 Kc7
  42. 42.Kf2 d4
  43. 43.Ke2 g6
  44. 44.Kd2 h5
  45. 45.gxh5 gxh5
  46. 46.Ke2 Ng6
  47. 47.Kf2 h4
  48. 48.Ne6+ Kxb7
  49. 49.Nxd4 Kc7
  50. 50.Ke3 Kd6
  51. 51.Ke4 Ke7
  52. 52.Kf5 Kf7
  53. 53.Kg4 Ne5+
  54. 54.Kxh4 Kg6
  55. 55.Kg3 Nd3
  56. 56.Kg4 Ne5+
  57. 57.Kf4 Nd3+
  58. 58.Ke3 Ne5
  59. 59.Ke4 Nd7
  60. 60.Ne6 Nb6
  61. 61.Nf4+ Kg5
  62. 62.Ne6+ Kg6
  63. 63.Nf4+ Kg5
  64. 64.Nd5 Nd7
  65. 65.Ne3 Nc5+
  66. 66.Kd5 Nd3
  67. 67.g3 Kg6
  68. 68.f4 Nf2
  69. 69.Ke6 Ne4
  70. 70.Nf1 Nc5+
  71. 71.Kd5 Nd7
  72. 72.Ne3 Nb6+
  73. 73.Ke6 Na4
  74. 74.Nd5 Nc5+
  75. 75.Ke7 Ne4
  76. 76.g4 f5
  77. 77.g5 Nxg5
  78. 78.fxg5 f4
  79. 79.Nxf4+ Kxg5

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