Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Ultimate Blitz Challenge · 2016 · Grünfeld Defense · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Ultimate Blitz Challenge
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 12.2
Date 2016.04.29
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D70)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r3k1/2PR4/2K3p1/6P1/5R2/8/8/1r6 b - - 4 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.f3 d5
  4. 4.cxd5 Nxd5
  5. 5.e4 Nb6
  6. 6.Nc3 Bg7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Qd2 Nc6
  9. 9.O-O-O Qd6
  10. 10.Nb5 Qd7
  11. 11.Kb1 Rd8
  12. 12.d5 a6
  13. 13.Nc3 Qe8
  14. 14.Qc1 Na5
  15. 15.h4 e6
  16. 16.Bf4 Rd7
  17. 17.Bh6 Bxh6
  18. 18.Qxh6 Qf8
  19. 19.Qxf8+ Kxf8
  20. 20.h5 exd5
  21. 21.exd5 c6
  22. 22.hxg6 hxg6
  23. 23.d6 Nd5
  24. 24.Nxd5 cxd5
  25. 25.Rxd5 b5
  26. 26.a4 Kg7
  27. 27.Rh4 Bb7
  28. 28.Rd1 Bc6
  29. 29.axb5 Bxb5
  30. 30.Bxb5 axb5
  31. 31.Rd5 Ra6
  32. 32.Rhd4 Rb6
  33. 33.Ne2 Nc4
  34. 34.Nc3 Rdxd6
  35. 35.b3 b4
  36. 36.bxc4 bxc3+
  37. 37.Kc2 Rb2+
  38. 38.Kxc3 Rdb6
  39. 39.Rg4 R6b3+
  40. 40.Kd4 Rc2
  41. 41.Kc5 Rbb2
  42. 42.g3 Rb3
  43. 43.Rf4 f5
  44. 44.g4 fxg4
  45. 45.fxg4 Ra2
  46. 46.g5 Ra5+
  47. 47.Kd6 Ra6+
  48. 48.Ke5 Ra7
  49. 49.Kd4 Rb1
  50. 50.Kc5 Ra5+
  51. 51.Kd6 Ra6+
  52. 52.Ke5 Ra7
  53. 53.c5 Re1+
  54. 54.Kd6 Ra8
  55. 55.c6 Rd8+
  56. 56.Kc5 Rc8
  57. 57.Rd7+ Kg8
  58. 58.c7 Rc1+
  59. 59.Kb6 Rb1+
  60. 60.Kc6

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