Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2021 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.17
Date 2021.12.19
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5pkn/4p1p1/3pP3/3P1QNP/1r4NK/5P2/1r6 b - - 6 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.e4 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 a5
  13. 13.h3 Rfc8
  14. 14.Bd3 b4
  15. 15.Bg5 h6
  16. 16.Be3 Bf8
  17. 17.Qd2 bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Ba6
  19. 19.Bxa6 Rxa6
  20. 20.Qd3 Raa8
  21. 21.Nd2 Rab8
  22. 22.Ne2 Rb2
  23. 23.Ng3 cxd4
  24. 24.cxd4 Qc2
  25. 25.Qa6 Rc3
  26. 26.Qxa5 d5
  27. 27.Rec1 Qxc1+
  28. 28.Rxc1 Rxc1+
  29. 29.Ndf1 Ra1
  30. 30.e5 Rbxa2
  31. 31.Qc3 Ra3
  32. 32.Qc2 R3a2
  33. 33.Qc3 Ra3
  34. 34.Qc2 Nh7
  35. 35.Qc6 Ra7
  36. 36.Kh2 R1a6
  37. 37.Qc2 Nb6
  38. 38.Qc6 Nc4
  39. 39.Qc8 Ra8
  40. 40.Qc7 R6a7
  41. 41.Qc6 Rb8
  42. 42.h4 Ra2
  43. 43.Kh3 Rab2
  44. 44.Nh2 R2b6
  45. 45.Qc7 R8b7
  46. 46.Qc8 Rb8
  47. 47.Qc7 g6
  48. 48.Ng4 Nxe3
  49. 49.Nxe3 h5
  50. 50.Ngf1 R6b7
  51. 51.Qc6 Bh6
  52. 52.g4 hxg4+
  53. 53.Nxg4 Rb3+
  54. 54.Ng3 R3b6
  55. 55.Nxh6+ Kg7
  56. 56.Qc1 Rb1
  57. 57.Qf4 R8b3
  58. 58.Ng4

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