Wei Yi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Lindores Abbey Prelim · 2020 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Lindores Abbey Prelim
Site chess24.com INT
Round 9.2
Date 2020.05.21
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/k7/8/2K5/8/8 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Nd6
  6. 6.Bxc6 dxc6
  7. 7.dxe5 Nf5
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Nc3 Ke8
  10. 10.h3 h5
  11. 11.Bf4 Be7
  12. 12.Rad1 Be6
  13. 13.Ng5 Rh6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Bb4
  15. 15.a3 Bxc3
  16. 16.bxc3 h4
  17. 17.g4 hxg3
  18. 18.fxg3 Ne7
  19. 19.h4 Nd5
  20. 20.Bc1 Nxc3
  21. 21.Rd3 Na4
  22. 22.Rf3 Bd5
  23. 23.Rf4 Nb6
  24. 24.Ref1 Bc4
  25. 25.Nxf7 Rg6
  26. 26.R1f3 Bxf7
  27. 27.h5 Rg4
  28. 28.Rxf7 Rxg3+
  29. 29.Rxg3 Kxf7
  30. 30.e6+ Kxe6
  31. 31.Rxg7 Rh8
  32. 32.h6 Nd5
  33. 33.Kg2 Ne7
  34. 34.h7 Nf5
  35. 35.Rxc7 Ne7
  36. 36.Rxb7 a6
  37. 37.Ra7 Rxh7
  38. 38.Rxa6 Rh4
  39. 39.Bd2 Rc4
  40. 40.c3 Nd5
  41. 41.Kf3 Nxc3
  42. 42.Bxc3 Rxc3+
  43. 43.Ke4 Kd6
  44. 44.Kd4 Rc1
  45. 45.Ra8 Kc7
  46. 46.Rh8 c5+
  47. 47.Kd3 Kb6
  48. 48.Rb8+ Ka5
  49. 49.Rb3 c4+
  50. 50.Kd2 Rh1
  51. 51.Rb4 Rh3
  52. 52.Rxc4 Rxa3
  53. 53.Rc3 Rxc3
  54. 54.Kxc3

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