Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.9
Date 2018.12.02
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/8/8/K1pk4/P7/1P6/8 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.Re1 Nd6
  6. 6.Nxe5 Be7
  7. 7.Bf1 Nxe5
  8. 8.Rxe5 O-O
  9. 9.Nc3 Ne8
  10. 10.Nd5 Bd6
  11. 11.Re1 c6
  12. 12.Ne3 Be7
  13. 13.c4 Nc7
  14. 14.d4 d5
  15. 15.cxd5 Bb4
  16. 16.Bd2 Bxd2
  17. 17.Qxd2 Nxd5
  18. 18.Nxd5 Qxd5
  19. 19.Re5 Qd6
  20. 20.Bc4 Bd7
  21. 21.Rae1 Rae8
  22. 22.Qc3 Rxe5
  23. 23.dxe5 Qe7
  24. 24.Rd1 Be6
  25. 25.Bxe6 Qxe6
  26. 26.a3 f6
  27. 27.exf6 Qxf6
  28. 28.Qb3+ Kh8
  29. 29.f3 b6
  30. 30.Rd7 Rd8
  31. 31.Qf7 Qxf7
  32. 32.Rxd8+ Qg8
  33. 33.Rxg8+ Kxg8
  34. 34.Kf2 Kf7
  35. 35.Ke3 Ke6
  36. 36.Ke4 g6
  37. 37.f4 h5
  38. 38.g3 a5
  39. 39.h3 a4
  40. 40.g4 hxg4
  41. 41.hxg4 Kf6
  42. 42.Kd4 Ke6
  43. 43.Kc4 Kd6
  44. 44.Kd4 Ke6
  45. 45.Ke4 Kf6
  46. 46.f5 gxf5+
  47. 47.gxf5 c5
  48. 48.Kd5 Kxf5
  49. 49.Kc6 Ke5
  50. 50.Kxb6 Kd4
  51. 51.Kb5 c4
  52. 52.Kxa4

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