Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Vienna Game · 1/2-1/2 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.17
Date 2018.12.02
Opening Vienna Game (C28)
Moves 43
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Final Position

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

6q1/1kp5/5P1K/4Q3/8/1p5P/8/8 b - - 0 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nc6
  4. 4.d3 Bb4
  5. 5.Ne2 d5
  6. 6.exd5 Nxd5
  7. 7.O-O Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Be6
  9. 9.Bxd5 Qxd5
  10. 10.c4 Qd7
  11. 11.Ba3 O-O-O
  12. 12.Rb1 e4
  13. 13.Nf4 Bf5
  14. 14.Nd5 Rhe8
  15. 15.Qd2 f6
  16. 16.Qc3 b6
  17. 17.Rfe1 exd3
  18. 18.cxd3 Be6
  19. 19.Nf4 Bf7
  20. 20.Bb2 Rxe1+
  21. 21.Rxe1 Ne5
  22. 22.Qa3 Kb7
  23. 23.h3 g5
  24. 24.Bxe5 fxe5
  25. 25.Nd5 Bxd5
  26. 26.cxd5 Qxd5
  27. 27.Qe7 h6
  28. 28.Qg7 Rd6
  29. 29.Rc1 Rc6
  30. 30.Rxc6 Qxc6
  31. 31.Qxe5 a5
  32. 32.g3 b5
  33. 33.f4 gxf4
  34. 34.gxf4 Qc1+
  35. 35.Kf2 Qd2+
  36. 36.Kg3 Qxd3+
  37. 37.Kh4 a4
  38. 38.f5 b4
  39. 39.f6 Qc4+
  40. 40.Kh5 b3
  41. 41.axb3 axb3
  42. 42.Kg6 Qg8+
  43. 43.Kxh6

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