Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2018 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 57 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 4.2
Date 2018.11.13
Opening Réti Opening (A04)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/3kp3/7p/1P6/3NP2p/5P2/3K4 w - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.b3 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 g6
  4. 4.Bb2 Bg7
  5. 5.c4 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 b6
  7. 7.O-O Bb7
  8. 8.d4 cxd4
  9. 9.Nxd4 d5
  10. 10.Na3 Nc6
  11. 11.Nxc6 Bxc6
  12. 12.Bf3 Rc8
  13. 13.cxd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Bxg7 Kxg7
  15. 15.Rc1 Nb4
  16. 16.Bxc6 Nxc6
  17. 17.Qe2 Qd6
  18. 18.Nb5 Qf6
  19. 19.h3 Rfd8
  20. 20.Rfd1 Rxd1+
  21. 21.Qxd1 Rd8
  22. 22.Qf3 Qxf3
  23. 23.gxf3 Ne5
  24. 24.f4 Nf3+
  25. 25.Kg2 Nh4+
  26. 26.Kf1 Rd7
  27. 27.Rc7 Rxc7
  28. 28.Nxc7 Nf3
  29. 29.Ke2 Ng1+
  30. 30.Kf1 Nf3
  31. 31.Nb5 a5
  32. 32.Ke2 Ng1+
  33. 33.Kf1 Nf3
  34. 34.Nc7 e6
  35. 35.Ke2 Ng1+
  36. 36.Kf1 Nf3
  37. 37.Na8 b5
  38. 38.Ke2 Ng1+
  39. 39.Kf1 Nf3
  40. 40.Nc7 b4
  41. 41.Ne8+ Kf8
  42. 42.Nd6 Nd2+
  43. 43.Ke2 Nb1
  44. 44.Nc4 Nc3+
  45. 45.Kd3 Nxa2
  46. 46.Nxa5 Ke7
  47. 47.Kc4 Kd7
  48. 48.Nb7 Nc3
  49. 49.Nc5+ Kc6
  50. 50.Nd3 Nd1
  51. 51.Nxb4+ Kd6
  52. 52.Nd3 f6
  53. 53.b4 g5
  54. 54.fxg5 fxg5
  55. 55.Kb3 h5
  56. 56.Kc2 g4
  57. 57.Kxd1 gxh3

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