Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Saint Louis Rapid 2018 · Scotch Game · 1-0 in 59 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2018
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 2.5
Date 2018.08.11
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k5/R7/1P1K4/6r1/3pB3/1n6/8/8 b - - 4 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Nxc6 bxc6
  7. 7.Bd3 d5
  8. 8.exd5 cxd5
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.Bg5 c6
  11. 11.Na4 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 Be6
  13. 13.c3 Bd6
  14. 14.Bc2 Re8
  15. 15.Qd3 g5
  16. 16.Bg3 Bxg3
  17. 17.hxg3 Qd6
  18. 18.Qd4 Bg4
  19. 19.Rfe1 Be2
  20. 20.Nc5 Re7
  21. 21.Nb3 Rae8
  22. 22.Qc5 Qxc5
  23. 23.Nxc5 Nd7
  24. 24.Nb3 Nb6
  25. 25.Nd4 c5
  26. 26.Nf5 Re6
  27. 27.b4 cxb4
  28. 28.cxb4 Bh5
  29. 29.Nxh6+ Kf8
  30. 30.Rxe6 fxe6
  31. 31.g4 Bf7
  32. 32.Bd3 Rc8
  33. 33.Nxf7 Kxf7
  34. 34.a4 Rc3
  35. 35.Be2 Nc4
  36. 36.b5 Na5
  37. 37.g3 e5
  38. 38.Kg2 Rc2
  39. 39.Bd3 Rd2
  40. 40.Bf1 Rc2
  41. 41.Rd1 Ke6
  42. 42.Bd3 Rb2
  43. 43.Bf5+ Kd6
  44. 44.Be4 d4
  45. 45.Rc1 Re2
  46. 46.Bd3 Ra2
  47. 47.Rc8 Rxa4
  48. 48.f4 Ra2+
  49. 49.Kf3 Nb3
  50. 50.Rc6+ Ke7
  51. 51.Ke4 exf4
  52. 52.gxf4 gxf4
  53. 53.Kxf4 Rf2+
  54. 54.Ke5 Rg2
  55. 55.Rc7+ Kd8
  56. 56.Rxa7 Rxg4
  57. 57.b6 Rg5+
  58. 58.Kd6 Kc8
  59. 59.Be4

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