Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.33
Date 2020.02.21
Opening Sicilian Defense (B20)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k3/7p/3Bp2P/1BPb2K1/r7/8/8 b - - 2 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Ke2 Nc6
  3. 3.d3 g6
  4. 4.c3 Bg7
  5. 5.g3 d5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nf6
  7. 7.Nh3 O-O
  8. 8.f3 b6
  9. 9.Nf2 Ba6
  10. 10.Ke1 e5
  11. 11.Qa4 Bb7
  12. 12.Ke2 Qd7
  13. 13.Kf1 Rad8
  14. 14.Kg1 h6
  15. 15.Nd2 a6
  16. 16.Nf1 b5
  17. 17.Qc2 c4
  18. 18.dxc4 bxc4
  19. 19.b3 dxe4
  20. 20.fxe4 Ne7
  21. 21.Ba3 Rfe8
  22. 22.Rd1 Qc7
  23. 23.Rxd8 Rxd8
  24. 24.h3 Nc8
  25. 25.Kh2 Nd6
  26. 26.Nd2 cxb3
  27. 27.axb3 Nb5
  28. 28.Bb2 Nd4
  29. 29.Qd1 Nxb3
  30. 30.Qxb3 Rxd2
  31. 31.Rf1 a5
  32. 32.Bc1 Rd8
  33. 33.Be3 Bc6
  34. 34.Qb6 Qxb6
  35. 35.Bxb6 Ra8
  36. 36.Nd3 Nxe4
  37. 37.Nc5 f5
  38. 38.g4 a4
  39. 39.gxf5 gxf5
  40. 40.Rxf5 a3
  41. 41.Nxe4 a2
  42. 42.Rf1 a1=Q
  43. 43.Rxa1 Rxa1
  44. 44.Nf6+ Bxf6
  45. 45.Bxc6 Ra6
  46. 46.Bd5+ Kg7
  47. 47.Bf2 Be7
  48. 48.c4 Ra5
  49. 49.Kg3 Bc5
  50. 50.Be1 Ra3+
  51. 51.Kg4 Bd4
  52. 52.h4 Kf6
  53. 53.h5 Ke7
  54. 54.Bb4+

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