Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 64 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 18.3
Date 2018.06.16
Opening Réti Opening (A05)
Moves 64
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2QQ4/5pk1/6p1/p3Pq1p/5P1b/1P4P1/6BK/8 b - - 0 64

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.b3 g6
  3. 3.Bb2 Bg7
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.d4 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Qa5+
  7. 7.c3 Qxc5
  8. 8.Ba3 Qc7
  9. 9.Bxe7 Re8
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.Nd4 Nc6
  12. 12.Be2 d5
  13. 13.O-O Ne5
  14. 14.Qd2 Bd7
  15. 15.Na3 Rac8
  16. 16.Rac1 a6
  17. 17.Rfd1 Qa5
  18. 18.Qb2 Rc7
  19. 19.c4 Be7
  20. 20.Ndc2 Bf6
  21. 21.Nd4 Be7
  22. 22.Nb1 Rec8
  23. 23.cxd5 Rxc1
  24. 24.Rxc1 Rxc1+
  25. 25.Qxc1 Qxa2
  26. 26.Nc3 Qa5
  27. 27.h3 Be8
  28. 28.Kh1 Kg7
  29. 29.f4 Bb4
  30. 30.Nd1 Nd7
  31. 31.e4 Bd2
  32. 32.Qb2 Nf6
  33. 33.g3 Kg8
  34. 34.Bf3 Bd7
  35. 35.Kg2 Bb4
  36. 36.Ne2 Be7
  37. 37.d6 Bd8
  38. 38.Qc3 Qa2
  39. 39.Qb2 Qa5
  40. 40.Ne3 Bc6
  41. 41.e5 Nd5
  42. 42.Nxd5 Bxd5
  43. 43.Qc3 Qa2
  44. 44.Kf1 Qb1+
  45. 45.Kg2 Qd1
  46. 46.Nd4 Bb6
  47. 47.Bxd5 Bxd4
  48. 48.Qc4 h5
  49. 49.h4 Qg1+
  50. 50.Kh3 Bf2
  51. 51.Bg2 Qd1
  52. 52.Qc8+ Kg7
  53. 53.Qc3 Kg8
  54. 54.Qf3 Qd4
  55. 55.Qxb7 Qd3
  56. 56.Qf3 Qf5+
  57. 57.Kh2 Bc5
  58. 58.Qc3 Bf2
  59. 59.Qd2 Bb6
  60. 60.d7 Bd8
  61. 61.Qd6 a5
  62. 62.Qc6 Kg7
  63. 63.Qc8 Bxh4
  64. 64.d8=Q

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