Wei Yi vs Hikaru Nakamura

FIDE Candidates 2026 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 62 moves

The Game

White Wei Yi
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2026
Site Pegeia CYP
Round 4.4
Date 2026.04.01
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 62
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Final Position

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

8/8/6R1/8/8/5k2/1r6/6K1 b - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bc4 a6
  5. 5.d4 cxd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 g6
  7. 7.f3 b5
  8. 8.Bb3 Bb7
  9. 9.Be3 Nbd7
  10. 10.a4 bxa4
  11. 11.Bxa4 Bg7
  12. 12.Nc6 Qc7
  13. 13.Na5 O-O
  14. 14.Bxd7 Nxd7
  15. 15.Bd4 Bh6
  16. 16.O-O e6
  17. 17.Qe1 Rab8
  18. 18.Qh4 Bg7
  19. 19.Bxg7 Kxg7
  20. 20.Qf2 Bc8
  21. 21.Nd1 Nf6
  22. 22.c4 d5
  23. 23.cxd5 exd5
  24. 24.e5 Ng8
  25. 25.Nc3 Ne7
  26. 26.Rfc1 Qd8
  27. 27.Rd1 Be6
  28. 28.Nc4 Nf5
  29. 29.Nd6 Nxd6
  30. 30.exd6 Qxd6
  31. 31.Qd4+ Kg8
  32. 32.Nxd5 Bxd5
  33. 33.Qxd5 Qb6+
  34. 34.Qd4 Qxd4+
  35. 35.Rxd4 Rxb2
  36. 36.Rxa6 Rc8
  37. 37.h4 Rcc2
  38. 38.Rg4 h5
  39. 39.Rg5 Rc4
  40. 40.Kh2 Rxh4+
  41. 41.Kg1 Rb1+
  42. 42.Kf2 Rhh1
  43. 43.Ra2 Kg7
  44. 44.Re5 Kh6
  45. 45.Ree2 Rhf1+
  46. 46.Kg3 Kg5
  47. 47.Ra4 Rh1
  48. 48.Ree4 Rb2
  49. 49.Rab4 Rxb4
  50. 50.Rxb4 h4+
  51. 51.Kf2 f5
  52. 52.Ra4 Rb1
  53. 53.Rc4 Ra1
  54. 54.Rb4 Rd1
  55. 55.Ra4 Rb1
  56. 56.Rc4 Rb2+
  57. 57.Kg1 h3
  58. 58.gxh3 f4
  59. 59.h4+ Kxh4
  60. 60.Rxf4+ Kg3
  61. 61.Rg4+ Kxf3
  62. 62.Rxg6

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