Wei Yi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Esports World Cup C 2025 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 88 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Esports World Cup C 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 52.2
Date 2025.07.30
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 88
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Final Position

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

4Q3/3K4/7R/8/8/8/3k4/8 w - - 3 89

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 Nxe4
  4. 4.dxe5 d5
  5. 5.Nbd2 Qd7
  6. 6.Bd3 Nc5
  7. 7.Be2 Ne6
  8. 8.Nf1 Nc6
  9. 9.Ng3 b6
  10. 10.O-O Bb7
  11. 11.c3 g6
  12. 12.Re1 Bg7
  13. 13.Bb5 a6
  14. 14.Bd3 O-O-O
  15. 15.b4 d4
  16. 16.b5 axb5
  17. 17.Bxb5 dxc3
  18. 18.Qb3 Kb8
  19. 19.Qxc3 Ned4
  20. 20.Nxd4 Qxd4
  21. 21.Bb2 Qxc3
  22. 22.Bxc3 Rd5
  23. 23.Bxc6 Bxc6
  24. 24.f4 Rd3
  25. 25.Rac1 Rhd8
  26. 26.Ne4 Bh6
  27. 27.g3 Bf8
  28. 28.Kf2 Kb7
  29. 29.Rc2 h6
  30. 30.Re3 Rd1
  31. 31.g4 Be7
  32. 32.Ree2 Bh4+
  33. 33.Ng3 R8d3
  34. 34.Re3 Rh1
  35. 35.Ke2 Rxh2+
  36. 36.Kxd3 Bb5+
  37. 37.Ke4 Rxc2
  38. 38.a3 c5
  39. 39.Kd5 Rg2
  40. 40.Be1 Kc7
  41. 41.f5 Bg5
  42. 42.fxg6 fxg6
  43. 43.Rc3 Rg1
  44. 44.Bf2 Rg2
  45. 45.Be1 Bf4
  46. 46.Ke6 Bd7+
  47. 47.Kf6 Bg5+
  48. 48.Kxg6 Bxg4
  49. 49.Kf7 h5
  50. 50.e6 h4
  51. 51.Ne4 Bh5+
  52. 52.Kf8 Bh6+
  53. 53.Ke7 Re2
  54. 54.Nxc5 bxc5
  55. 55.Rxc5+ Kb7
  56. 56.Rxh5 Bc1
  57. 57.Bxh4 Bxa3+
  58. 58.Kf7 Kc6
  59. 59.Bf6 Rf2
  60. 60.Rh6 Kd5
  61. 61.Rh5+ Kc6
  62. 62.Rh3 Bb2
  63. 63.Rh6 Ba3
  64. 64.Ke8 Kd5
  65. 65.Kd7 Rd2
  66. 66.Rh5+ Ke4+
  67. 67.Ke8 Re2
  68. 68.Be7 Bb2
  69. 69.Kf7 Kd3
  70. 70.Bf6 Rf2
  71. 71.Rh6 Ba3
  72. 72.Ke8 Ke4
  73. 73.Kd7 Kf5
  74. 74.Bd4 Rd2
  75. 75.Rh4 Kg5
  76. 76.Re4 Kf5
  77. 77.Re5+ Kf4
  78. 78.Rd5 Ke4
  79. 79.Ra5 Kxd4
  80. 80.Rxa3 Kc4+
  81. 81.Ke8 Kb4
  82. 82.Re3 Rh2
  83. 83.e7 Rh8+
  84. 84.Kd7 Kc5
  85. 85.e8=Q Rh7+
  86. 86.Re7 Kd4
  87. 87.Rxh7 Kc3
  88. 88.Rh6 Kd2

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