Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Irregular Opening · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.15
Date 2018.12.02
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3r4/2p1n1k1/3q1p2/P3p1p1/2Q1P3/2P1N1P1/6K1/3R4 b - - 4 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.d3 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Bg2 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O h6
  6. 6.Nbd2 Be7
  7. 7.e4 O-O
  8. 8.Re1 dxe4
  9. 9.dxe4 a5
  10. 10.a4 b6
  11. 11.c3 Ba6
  12. 12.Bf1 Bxf1
  13. 13.Kxf1 Nd7
  14. 14.Nc4 Bc5
  15. 15.Kg2 Re8
  16. 16.Bd2 Qe7
  17. 17.Qe2 Qe6
  18. 18.Rab1 Be7
  19. 19.Be3 Bc5
  20. 20.Red1 Red8
  21. 21.Rd5 Bxe3
  22. 22.Nxe3 Nf6
  23. 23.Rxd8+ Rxd8
  24. 24.Qc2 g6
  25. 25.h3 Ne7
  26. 26.b3 Qc6
  27. 27.Ng4 Nxg4
  28. 28.hxg4 f6
  29. 29.Re1 Qd7
  30. 30.b4 Qxg4
  31. 31.Qb3+ Kf8
  32. 32.bxa5 bxa5
  33. 33.Qb5 g5
  34. 34.Qxa5 Ng6
  35. 35.Nh2 Qd7
  36. 36.Qc5+ Qd6
  37. 37.Qc4 h5
  38. 38.a5 h4
  39. 39.Ng4 hxg3
  40. 40.fxg3 Kg7
  41. 41.Ne3 Ne7
  42. 42.Rd1

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