Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Clutch Champions Showdown · 2020 · English Opening · 0-1 in 23 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 0-1
Event Clutch Champions Showdown
Site lichess.org INT
Round 1.8
Date 2020.05.27
Opening English Opening (A28)
Moves 23
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r2r2k1/pb4pp/1p6/2p1Np2/4P3/P1B1KBnP/P5P1/R7 w - f6 0 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.e3 Nc6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bb4
  5. 5.Qc2 Bxc3
  6. 6.Qxc3 Qe7
  7. 7.d3 d5
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.h3 e4
  10. 10.dxe4 Nxe4
  11. 11.Qa3 Qxa3
  12. 12.bxa3 dxc4
  13. 13.Bxc4 Rd8
  14. 14.Bb2 Na5
  15. 15.Be2 c5
  16. 16.Ne5 Be6
  17. 17.Bf3 Nxf2
  18. 18.Bc3 Nxh1
  19. 19.Bxa5 b6
  20. 20.Bc3 Bd5
  21. 21.e4 Bb7
  22. 22.Ke2 Ng3+
  23. 23.Ke3 f5

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