Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2021 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 85 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.22
Date 2021.12.19
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 85
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4k3/8/6Qp/4p2P/8/5PPK/8/3q4 b - - 8 85

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.Bf4 Rfc8
  14. 14.e5 Nd5
  15. 15.exd6 Bxd6
  16. 16.Bxd6 Qxd6
  17. 17.Ne4 Qe7
  18. 18.Qd3 c4
  19. 19.Qd2 b4
  20. 20.Ne5 N5f6
  21. 21.Ng5 Rf8
  22. 22.Nxc4 h6
  23. 23.Ne4 Bxe4
  24. 24.Bxe4 Rac8
  25. 25.Nxa5 bxc3
  26. 26.bxc3 Qa3
  27. 27.Nb3 Nxe4
  28. 28.Rxe4 Nf6
  29. 29.Re3 Rc4
  30. 30.Rg3 Kh8
  31. 31.Re1 Ra8
  32. 32.Re2 Rca4
  33. 33.Qd1 Qd6
  34. 34.Qb1 Qd5
  35. 35.Rge3 Qc4
  36. 36.Rc2 Ra3
  37. 37.h3 Nd5
  38. 38.Rf3 Kg8
  39. 39.Nd2 Qa4
  40. 40.c4 Rxa2
  41. 41.Rxa2 Qxa2
  42. 42.cxd5 Qxd2
  43. 43.Qb7 Rf8
  44. 44.dxe6 fxe6
  45. 45.Rxf8+ Kxf8
  46. 46.Qc8+ Kf7
  47. 47.Qc7+ Kf6
  48. 48.Qe5+ Kf7
  49. 49.g3 Qd1+
  50. 50.Kg2 Qb3
  51. 51.h4 Qb7+
  52. 52.Kh2 Qb2
  53. 53.Qf4+ Ke7
  54. 54.Qe3 Kf7
  55. 55.Kg2 Qa2
  56. 56.Qf3+ Ke7
  57. 57.Qb7+ Kf6
  58. 58.Qc6 Ke7
  59. 59.Qc7+ Kf6
  60. 60.Qe5+ Kf7
  61. 61.Qe4 Kf6
  62. 62.h5 Kf7
  63. 63.Qf4+ Ke7
  64. 64.Qc7+ Kf6
  65. 65.Qd7 Qa8+
  66. 66.Kg1 Qf3
  67. 67.Qe8 Qd1+
  68. 68.Kg2 Qxd4
  69. 69.Qf8+ Kg5
  70. 70.Qf7 Qf6
  71. 71.Qe8 e5
  72. 72.f3 Qd6
  73. 73.Qf7 Qf6
  74. 74.Qd7 Qf8
  75. 75.Qe6 Qf5
  76. 76.Qe7+ Qf6
  77. 77.Qd7 Qf8
  78. 78.Qg4+ Kf6
  79. 79.Qe4 Qd6
  80. 80.Qg6+ Ke7
  81. 81.Qxg7+ Ke8
  82. 82.Qg8+ Ke7
  83. 83.Qg7+ Ke8
  84. 84.Kh3 Qd1
  85. 85.Qg6+

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