Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Airthings Masters Div 1 L · 2023 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Airthings Masters Div 1 L
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.1
Date 2023.02.09
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/1p4k1/1p1pQ2p/1P1P2p1/5qP1/7P/5PK1/8 w - - 36 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 Ba7
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.b4 Ng4
  10. 10.Ra2 Kh8
  11. 11.h3 Nf6
  12. 12.Nbd2 h6
  13. 13.Nf1 Ne7
  14. 14.Ng3 Ng6
  15. 15.Qb3 Qe8
  16. 16.b5 axb5
  17. 17.axb5 Be6
  18. 18.d4 Bxc4
  19. 19.Qxc4 Bb6
  20. 20.Rxa8 Qxa8
  21. 21.Be3 Qe8
  22. 22.Qb4 Nd7
  23. 23.Nd2 Nh4
  24. 24.Nc4 exd4
  25. 25.cxd4 f5
  26. 26.exf5 Qf7
  27. 27.Nxb6 Nxb6
  28. 28.d5 Nxf5
  29. 29.Bxb6 cxb6
  30. 30.Nxf5 Qxf5
  31. 31.Qd4 Kh7
  32. 32.Re7 Rf7
  33. 33.Rxf7 Qxf7
  34. 34.Qe4+ Kh8
  35. 35.g4 g5
  36. 36.Kg2 Kg7
  37. 37.Qd4+ Kg6
  38. 38.Qe4+ Kg7
  39. 39.Kg3 Qf6
  40. 40.Qe3 Qf7
  41. 41.Qc3+ Kg6
  42. 42.Qf3 Qe8
  43. 43.Qd3+ Kf6
  44. 44.Qf3+ Kg6
  45. 45.Qf5+ Kg7
  46. 46.Qe6 Qf8
  47. 47.Qd7+ Kg6
  48. 48.Qe6+ Kg7
  49. 49.Kg2 Qf4
  50. 50.Qe7+ Kg6
  51. 51.Qe6+ Kg7
  52. 52.Qe2 Kf7
  53. 53.Qe6+ Kg7

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