Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2021 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 0-1 in 78 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.26
Date 2021.12.19
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4R3/8/8/8/8/5Kr1/6pk/8 w - - 12 79

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.Re1 Bb7
  8. 8.Bc2 e6
  9. 9.d4 Be7
  10. 10.Nbd2 Qc7
  11. 11.Nf1 O-O
  12. 12.Bd3 a5
  13. 13.Ng3 b4
  14. 14.Bf4 Rfc8
  15. 15.e5 dxe5
  16. 16.dxe5 Nd5
  17. 17.Bg5 bxc3
  18. 18.Bxe7 Nxe7
  19. 19.bxc3 Ng6
  20. 20.Bxg6 hxg6
  21. 21.Ne4 Rd8
  22. 22.Qd6 Qxd6
  23. 23.Nxd6 Bxf3
  24. 24.gxf3 Nxe5
  25. 25.Rxe5 Rxd6
  26. 26.Rxc5 Rd2
  27. 27.a4 Rc2
  28. 28.Kg2 Rd8
  29. 29.Rxa5 Rdd2
  30. 30.Rf1 Rxc3
  31. 31.Ra7 Rd5
  32. 32.Ra1 Rg5+
  33. 33.Kf1 Rxf3
  34. 34.a5 Rff5
  35. 35.Rb1 Rxa5
  36. 36.Rb8+ Kh7
  37. 37.Rxf7 Ra1+
  38. 38.Ke2 Re5+
  39. 39.Kd3 Ra3+
  40. 40.Kd2 Rf5
  41. 41.Rbb7 Ra2+
  42. 42.Ke3 Raxf2
  43. 43.Rxg7+ Kh6
  44. 44.Rh7+ Kg5
  45. 45.Rb6 R2f3+
  46. 46.Ke2 Kf6
  47. 47.Rbb7 Rf2+
  48. 48.Ke3 R2f3+
  49. 49.Ke2 Ra3
  50. 50.Rb2 Ra1
  51. 51.Rh8 Ra4
  52. 52.Rh3 Re4+
  53. 53.Re3 Rh4
  54. 54.h3 Rhf4
  55. 55.Rd2 Rf2+
  56. 56.Kd1 Rxd2+
  57. 57.Kxd2 e5
  58. 58.Ke2 Rf4
  59. 59.Ra3 Kf5
  60. 60.Rb3 Kg5
  61. 61.Rg3+ Kh5
  62. 62.Re3 Kh4
  63. 63.Ra3 g5
  64. 64.Re3 e4
  65. 65.Ke1 Rf3
  66. 66.Rxe4+ Kxh3
  67. 67.Re5 g4
  68. 68.Rh5+ Kg2
  69. 69.Ke2 g3
  70. 70.Rh8 Rf7
  71. 71.Re8 Kg1
  72. 72.Re6 g2
  73. 73.Ke1 Rf4
  74. 74.Re8 Rf1+
  75. 75.Ke2 Rf4
  76. 76.Ke1 Rg4
  77. 77.Ke2 Kh2
  78. 78.Kf3 Rg3+

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