Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 47 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.17
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 47
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r5k1/3b2p1/6n1/6N1/1R5B/5P1P/6P1/6K1 b - - 0 47

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d5
  6. 6.Nbd2 dxe4
  7. 7.dxe4 O-O
  8. 8.O-O a5
  9. 9.a3 Qe7
  10. 10.Rb1 Rd8
  11. 11.Qc2 h6
  12. 12.b4 Bd6
  13. 13.Re1 Be6
  14. 14.Nb3 axb4
  15. 15.Bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.cxb4 Ra6
  17. 17.Na5 Bd7
  18. 18.Bd2 Rda8
  19. 19.Rec1 Qe6
  20. 20.Be3 Be8
  21. 21.Nd2 Nd7
  22. 22.Ndb3 h5
  23. 23.Qe2 f6
  24. 24.Rc3 h4
  25. 25.h3 Bg6
  26. 26.f3 f5
  27. 27.exf5 Bxf5
  28. 28.Rbc1 Nf6
  29. 29.Bg5 Nd5
  30. 30.Rxc6 Rxc6
  31. 31.Rxc6 Qg6
  32. 32.Qd2 Be6
  33. 33.Nc5 Qb1+
  34. 34.Qc1 Qxc1+
  35. 35.Bxc1 Bf7
  36. 36.Ne4 Bxb4
  37. 37.axb4 Nxb4
  38. 38.Rxc7 Rxa5
  39. 39.Ng5 Be8
  40. 40.Be3 Ra8
  41. 41.Bf2 Nd5
  42. 42.Rc5 Nf4
  43. 43.Rxe5 Ng6
  44. 44.Re4 Bc6
  45. 45.Rc4 Bb5
  46. 46.Rb4 Bd7
  47. 47.Bxh4

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