Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2021 · French Defense · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.31
Date 2021.12.19
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2n5/1N6/p2b4/1p1p1p1k/1P1K4/P4P2/3B4/8 b - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 e6
  2. 2.e4 d5
  3. 3.exd5 exd5
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.Bd3 Bd6
  6. 6.c4 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 O-O
  8. 8.O-O h6
  9. 9.h3 Nc6
  10. 10.Nc3 Bf5
  11. 11.Re1 a6
  12. 12.a3 Qd7
  13. 13.Be3 Rfe8
  14. 14.Bf1 Rad8
  15. 15.b4 Ne4
  16. 16.Qb3 Nxc3
  17. 17.Qxc3 Be4
  18. 18.Nd2 Bd5
  19. 19.Bc4 Ne7
  20. 20.Qb3 c6
  21. 21.Re2 f5
  22. 22.Nf3 Kh7
  23. 23.Bxd5 Nxd5
  24. 24.Rae1 Qf7
  25. 25.Bd2 Rxe2
  26. 26.Rxe2 Re8
  27. 27.Qd3 Rxe2
  28. 28.Qxe2 Qe7
  29. 29.Qxe7 Bxe7
  30. 30.Kf1 Kg6
  31. 31.Ke2 Kf7
  32. 32.Kd3 Ke6
  33. 33.Ne1 b5
  34. 34.g3 Nb6
  35. 35.Ng2 g5
  36. 36.h4 gxh4
  37. 37.gxh4 h5
  38. 38.Nf4+ Kf7
  39. 39.Nxh5 Bxh4
  40. 40.f3 Be7
  41. 41.Ng3 Ke6
  42. 42.Ne2 Bd6
  43. 43.Bc1 Nd5
  44. 44.Bd2 Kf6
  45. 45.Nc1 Kg6
  46. 46.Nb3 Kh5
  47. 47.Na5 Ne7
  48. 48.Nb7 Nc8
  49. 49.d5 cxd5
  50. 50.Kd4

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