Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2020 · Sicilian, Closed · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.28
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Sicilian, Closed (B23)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1p6/pn1kp1pR/2p3P1/P1P3B1/1P5P/6r1/4K3 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 d6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 dxe5
  5. 5.Nxe5 a6
  6. 6.a4 Qc7
  7. 7.Nc4 Nc6
  8. 8.d3 Be6
  9. 9.g3 Bxc4
  10. 10.dxc4 Rd8
  11. 11.Bd3 e6
  12. 12.O-O Be7
  13. 13.Be3 O-O
  14. 14.Qe2 Nd4
  15. 15.Bxd4 Rxd4
  16. 16.f4 g6
  17. 17.Nd1 Rfd8
  18. 18.Qf3 Ne8
  19. 19.Nf2 Bf6
  20. 20.b3 R4d6
  21. 21.Rae1 Bd4
  22. 22.Kg2 f5
  23. 23.Nh3 Qc6
  24. 24.Qxc6 Rxc6
  25. 25.Ng5 Nc7
  26. 26.Re2 Bf6
  27. 27.Nf3 Na8
  28. 28.Re3 Nb6
  29. 29.Be2 Kf7
  30. 30.g4 fxg4
  31. 31.Ng5+ Bxg5
  32. 32.fxg5+ Ke7
  33. 33.Bxg4 Rd2+
  34. 34.Rf2 Rxf2+
  35. 35.Kxf2 Rd6
  36. 36.Rh3 Rd2+
  37. 37.Ke1 Rxc2
  38. 38.Rxh7+ Kd6
  39. 39.Rh6 Rg2
  40. 40.h3

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