Wei Yi vs Hikaru Nakamura

9th Masters Final 2016 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 45 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 9th Masters Final 2016
Site Bilbao ESP
Round 8.3
Date 2016.07.21
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 45
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Final Position

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

6k1/6p1/4pp1p/4n3/2q5/5PP1/4PBKP/1Q6 w - - 16 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.Nc3 dxc4
  7. 7.Ne5 Nc6
  8. 8.Bxc6 bxc6
  9. 9.Nxc6 Qe8
  10. 10.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  11. 11.Qa4 c5
  12. 12.dxc5 Qxc5
  13. 13.Be3 Qc7
  14. 14.Rd1 Bd7
  15. 15.Qa3 Nd5
  16. 16.Bd4 a5
  17. 17.Rd2 Nb4
  18. 18.O-O Qb7
  19. 19.Na4 Bxa4
  20. 20.Qxa4 Rfc8
  21. 21.Rc1 f6
  22. 22.f3 Qa6
  23. 23.Bf2 Nd5
  24. 24.Rdc2 Nb4
  25. 25.Rd2 Nd5
  26. 26.Rdc2 Nb4
  27. 27.Rc3 h6
  28. 28.Kg2 Rab8
  29. 29.b3 cxb3
  30. 30.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  31. 31.Rxc8+ Qxc8
  32. 32.Qxb3 Kf7
  33. 33.Qa4 Qa6
  34. 34.Qd7+ Kg8
  35. 35.Qd2 Qc4
  36. 36.Qd8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Qxa5 Nxa2
  38. 38.Qd2 Nb4
  39. 39.Qb2 Nc6
  40. 40.Qb1+ Kg8
  41. 41.Qb7 Ne5
  42. 42.Qb8+ Kh7
  43. 43.Qb1+ Kg8
  44. 44.Qb8+ Kh7
  45. 45.Qb1+ Kg8

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