Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2021 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 62 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.19
Date 2021.12.19
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 62
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5R2/6p1/4P1kr/3p4/3P2P1/5N1p/4n2K/8 b - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.O-O a6
  5. 5.Bd3 Ngf6
  6. 6.c3 b5
  7. 7.Bc2 Bb7
  8. 8.Re1 e6
  9. 9.d4 Be7
  10. 10.Nbd2 Qc7
  11. 11.Nf1 O-O
  12. 12.Ng3 Rfc8
  13. 13.Bd3 b4
  14. 14.cxb4 cxb4
  15. 15.Be3 a5
  16. 16.Qe2 Ng4
  17. 17.Bd2 Qb6
  18. 18.h3 Ngf6
  19. 19.Be3 Ba6
  20. 20.Rad1 Bxd3
  21. 21.Rxd3 Qb5
  22. 22.Qd1 d5
  23. 23.e5 Ne4
  24. 24.Bf4 Nxg3
  25. 25.fxg3 a4
  26. 26.Bg5 Bf8
  27. 27.Rf1 Qc4
  28. 28.Ne1 Rc7
  29. 29.Rdf3 Nb8
  30. 30.b3 axb3
  31. 31.axb3 Qa6
  32. 32.Be3 Raa7
  33. 33.R3f2 Rc3
  34. 34.Bd2 Rxg3
  35. 35.Kh2 Rg6
  36. 36.Nf3 Be7
  37. 37.g4 Nc6
  38. 38.Be3 h6
  39. 39.Rg1 Bg5
  40. 40.Qd2 Qb6
  41. 41.Rc1 Rc7
  42. 42.Bxg5 hxg5
  43. 43.Qc2 Rc8
  44. 44.Qc5 Qxc5
  45. 45.Rxc5 Ne7
  46. 46.Rxc8+ Nxc8
  47. 47.Ra2 Ne7
  48. 48.Ra8+ Kh7
  49. 49.Ra7 Nc6
  50. 50.Rxf7 Na5
  51. 51.Kg3 Nxb3
  52. 52.Rb7 Nc1
  53. 53.Rxb4 Ne2+
  54. 54.Kh2 Nf4
  55. 55.Rb8 Rh6
  56. 56.h4 gxh4
  57. 57.Rf8 Ne2
  58. 58.Ng5+ Kg6
  59. 59.Nxe6 Kh7
  60. 60.Ng5+ Kg6
  61. 61.Nf3 h3
  62. 62.e6

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