Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 43 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.22
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 43
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4r3/pp2r1k1/2p1b2p/8/5b2/1BP2N1p/1P2R3/7K w - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 O-O
  6. 6.Nbd2 d6
  7. 7.O-O Ne7
  8. 8.Re1 Ng6
  9. 9.d4 Bb6
  10. 10.h3 c6
  11. 11.Bd3 Re8
  12. 12.Nc4 Bc7
  13. 13.dxe5 dxe5
  14. 14.a4 h6
  15. 15.Qc2 Nh5
  16. 16.Ne3 Nhf4
  17. 17.Bf1 Qf6
  18. 18.Nf5 Ne7
  19. 19.Bxf4 exf4
  20. 20.Nxe7+ Rxe7
  21. 21.Rad1 Qg6
  22. 22.Kh1 Bd7
  23. 23.Qd2 Rae8
  24. 24.e5 Bb6
  25. 25.a5 Bxa5
  26. 26.Qxf4 Bb6
  27. 27.Bd3 Qh5
  28. 28.Re2 Bc7
  29. 29.Rde1 f6
  30. 30.Qe4 f5
  31. 31.Qb4 Bc8
  32. 32.e6 Bb6
  33. 33.Bc4 g5
  34. 34.Bb3 g4
  35. 35.Nh2 gxh3
  36. 36.g3 Kg7
  37. 37.Qf4 Qg5
  38. 38.Qe5+ Qf6
  39. 39.Nf3 Qxe5
  40. 40.Rxe5 Bxf2
  41. 41.R1e2 Bxg3
  42. 42.Rxf5 Bxe6
  43. 43.Rf4 Bxf4

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