Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2021 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.311
Date 2021.12.19
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4pk2/8/p1R1n3/P3q1PP/2P1B1K1/5P2/8 w - - 1 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nf3 d6
  4. 4.Bc4 Nf6
  5. 5.Qe2 O-O
  6. 6.e5 dxe5
  7. 7.dxe5 Nd5
  8. 8.h3 c6
  9. 9.O-O Nb6
  10. 10.Bb3 a5
  11. 11.Rd1 Qc7
  12. 12.a3 Na6
  13. 13.Be3 Bf5
  14. 14.Nc3 Rad8
  15. 15.g4 Bc8
  16. 16.Ne4 Nd5
  17. 17.Bg5 h6
  18. 18.Bc1 b5
  19. 19.a4 b4
  20. 20.c4 bxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 Be6
  22. 22.Qxa6 Nb4
  23. 23.Rxd8 Nxa6
  24. 24.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  25. 25.Bxe6 fxe6
  26. 26.Rb1 g5
  27. 27.Be3 Kf7
  28. 28.Rb6 Nb8
  29. 29.Nexg5+ hxg5
  30. 30.Nxg5+ Kg8
  31. 31.Nxe6 Qc8
  32. 32.Nxg7 Kxg7
  33. 33.e6 c5
  34. 34.Rb5 Nc6
  35. 35.Rxc5 Qxe6
  36. 36.Kg2 Qe4+
  37. 37.Kg3 Kf7
  38. 38.h4 Ne5

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