Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Petroff Defense · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.7
Date 2020.02.21
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r1k1/3R2P1/p2p4/1p1P1p2/2p2r2/2P5/PP6/2K4R b - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Nc3 Nxc3
  6. 6.dxc3 Be7
  7. 7.Be3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 Nd7
  9. 9.Qd2 Nc5
  10. 10.O-O-O Nxd3+
  11. 11.Qxd3 Re8
  12. 12.h4 Qd7
  13. 13.Rde1 Qf5
  14. 14.Qd2 Bd7
  15. 15.Nd4 Qd5
  16. 16.Kb1 c5
  17. 17.Ne2 Qxd2
  18. 18.Bxd2 Bc6
  19. 19.f3 h5
  20. 20.c4 a6
  21. 21.Nf4 g6
  22. 22.Nd5 Bxd5
  23. 23.cxd5 Bf6
  24. 24.g3 Be5
  25. 25.Reg1 Bd4
  26. 26.Rg2 Re5
  27. 27.c3 Be3
  28. 28.f4 Ree8
  29. 29.Kc2 Kg7
  30. 30.g4 hxg4
  31. 31.Rxg4 Bxd2
  32. 32.Kxd2 Re4
  33. 33.h5 Rh8
  34. 34.Kd3 Rhe8
  35. 35.hxg6 c4+
  36. 36.Kc2 Re2+
  37. 37.Kc1 f5
  38. 38.Rh7+ Kg8
  39. 39.Rg1 b5
  40. 40.Rd7 Rf2
  41. 41.g7 Rxf4
  42. 42.Rh1

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