Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2021 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.313
Date 2021.12.19
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r7/1b3kp1/5n2/p6N/3P1Q2/8/P1r2PPP/R5K1 b - - 2 29

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 e6
  7. 7.Bc2 b5
  8. 8.d4 Bb7
  9. 9.Re1 Be7
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Nf1 Qc7
  12. 12.Bd3 a5
  13. 13.Ng3 b4
  14. 14.Bf4 Rfc8
  15. 15.e5 Nd5
  16. 16.exd6 Bxd6
  17. 17.Bxd6 Qxd6
  18. 18.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  19. 19.Ng5+ Kg8
  20. 20.Qh5 Qf4
  21. 21.Qh7+ Kf8
  22. 22.Rxe6 fxe6
  23. 23.Nxe6+ Kf7
  24. 24.Nxf4 Nxf4
  25. 25.Qf5+ Nf6
  26. 26.Qxf4 bxc3
  27. 27.bxc3 cxd4
  28. 28.cxd4 Rc2
  29. 29.Nh5

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