Wei Yi vs Hikaru Nakamura

Esports World Cup C 2025 · Petroff Defense · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Esports World Cup C 2025
Site Riyadh KSA
Round 52.3
Date 2025.07.30
Opening Petroff Defense (C43)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/8/1BR2p2/3r4/2p1n3/3p4/5PPK/8 w - - 0 47

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.O-O Be7
  9. 9.Re1 O-O
  10. 10.Nf1 c5
  11. 11.Ng3 Rd8
  12. 12.b3 Nc6
  13. 13.Bd2 b6
  14. 14.Bd3 a6
  15. 15.a4 Rb8
  16. 16.Nf5 b5
  17. 17.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  18. 18.axb5 axb5
  19. 19.h4 h6
  20. 20.c3 c4
  21. 21.bxc4 bxc4
  22. 22.Bb1 Nc5
  23. 23.Be3 Ne4
  24. 24.Nd4 Nxd4
  25. 25.Qxd4 Qxh4
  26. 26.Bc2 Qe7
  27. 27.Ra7 Rb7
  28. 28.Ra8 Bf5
  29. 29.Rea1 Rbb8
  30. 30.R8a7 Rd7
  31. 31.Ra8 Rdd8
  32. 32.R8a5 Bg6
  33. 33.Ba4 Qb7
  34. 34.e6 Qe7
  35. 35.exf7+ Bxf7
  36. 36.Bf4 Ra8
  37. 37.Bc6 Rxa5
  38. 38.Rxa5 Qf6
  39. 39.Qxf6 gxf6
  40. 40.Bxh6 Nxc3
  41. 41.Kh2 d4
  42. 42.Bd2 Bd5
  43. 43.Rc5 Bxc6
  44. 44.Rxc6 Ne4
  45. 45.Ba5 Rd5
  46. 46.Bb6 d3

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