Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2021 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 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 4.24
Date 2021.12.19
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C88)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6rk/1bp3Rp/1B6/p3Q3/Pp5q/1N1B2n1/1PP3P1/R5K1 b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Re1 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.a4 b4
  9. 9.d4 d6
  10. 10.dxe5 Nxe5
  11. 11.Nxe5 dxe5
  12. 12.Nd2 Bc5
  13. 13.Qe2 Qe7
  14. 14.Nc4 Ng4
  15. 15.Rf1 a5
  16. 16.h3 Nf6
  17. 17.Nd2 Kh8
  18. 18.Bc4 g5
  19. 19.Nb3 Bb6
  20. 20.Kh1 Rg8
  21. 21.Be3 g4
  22. 22.h4 Nxe4
  23. 23.Bxb6 Bb7
  24. 24.Bd3 Qxh4+
  25. 25.Kg1 g3
  26. 26.fxg3 Nxg3
  27. 27.Qxe5+ Rg7
  28. 28.Rxf7 Rg8
  29. 29.Rxg7

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