Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 41 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.13
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

3r3k/6p1/4qp1p/1P2n2Q/p3PR2/P1R4P/1r4PK/8 w - - 0 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O Nd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bxd4
  7. 7.c3 Bb6
  8. 8.Na3 c6
  9. 9.Ba4 d6
  10. 10.Bb3 a5
  11. 11.Nc4 Bc7
  12. 12.Ne3 O-O
  13. 13.Qf3 a4
  14. 14.Bc2 d5
  15. 15.Nf5 Bxf5
  16. 16.Qxf5 Qd7
  17. 17.Qf3 Qg4
  18. 18.Qe3 Rfd8
  19. 19.h3 Qe6
  20. 20.Qg3 Rd7
  21. 21.Re1 b5
  22. 22.Bg5 h6
  23. 23.Be3 d4
  24. 24.Bd2 Kh8
  25. 25.a3 Ba5
  26. 26.Red1 Bb6
  27. 27.Qf3 Rd6
  28. 28.Qe2 dxc3
  29. 29.Bxc3 Rad8
  30. 30.Kh1 Bd4
  31. 31.Rf1 Nd7
  32. 32.f4 exf4
  33. 33.Rxf4 Ne5
  34. 34.Rd1 f6
  35. 35.Bb1 c5
  36. 36.Rc1 Bxc3
  37. 37.Rxc3 c4
  38. 38.dxc4 Rd2
  39. 39.Qh5 Rd1+
  40. 40.Kh2 Rxb1
  41. 41.cxb5 Rxb2

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