Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian, Closed · 0-1 in 56 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.37
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 56
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/7p/6p1/5PP1/8/5k1K/5q2/8 w - - 3 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.f4 g6
  4. 4.Nf3 Bg7
  5. 5.Bc4 Nc6
  6. 6.Bb5 Bd7
  7. 7.Bxc6 Bxc6
  8. 8.d3 Qd7
  9. 9.O-O f5
  10. 10.Qe1 Nf6
  11. 11.e5 Nd5
  12. 12.Bd2 O-O
  13. 13.Nxd5 Bxd5
  14. 14.Bc3 b5
  15. 15.a3 Rae8
  16. 16.b4 Qc6
  17. 17.Bb2 Bxf3
  18. 18.Rxf3 cxb4
  19. 19.axb4 Qxc2
  20. 20.Rf2 Qxd3
  21. 21.Rxa7 dxe5
  22. 22.Bxe5 Bxe5
  23. 23.Qxe5 Qb1+
  24. 24.Rf1 Qxb4
  25. 25.Rb7 Qd6
  26. 26.Qxd6 exd6
  27. 27.Rxb5 Rd8
  28. 28.Rd1 Kf7
  29. 29.Rb7+ Kg8
  30. 30.Rb6 Rf6
  31. 31.Ra1 Rd7
  32. 32.Kf2 Re6
  33. 33.Ra8+ Kf7
  34. 34.Rh8 Kf6
  35. 35.Rbb8 d5
  36. 36.Rbf8+ Kg7
  37. 37.h3 d4
  38. 38.Rfg8+ Kh6
  39. 39.g4 fxg4
  40. 40.hxg4 d3
  41. 41.Rd8 Re2+
  42. 42.Kf3 Ree7
  43. 43.Kg3 d2
  44. 44.Kh4 d1=Q
  45. 45.g5+ Kg7
  46. 46.Rhg8+ Kf7
  47. 47.Rgf8+ Ke6
  48. 48.Rf6+ Kd5
  49. 49.Rxd7+ Rxd7
  50. 50.Ra6 Ke4
  51. 51.Ra3 Qe1+
  52. 52.Kh3 Rd3+
  53. 53.Rxd3 Kxd3
  54. 54.Kg2 Ke3
  55. 55.f5 Qf2+
  56. 56.Kh3 Kf3

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