Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2021 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.13
Date 2021.12.19
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/8/4R1pp/p2p4/5P1q/5QNr/1r3P2/4R1K1 b - - 0 38

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.d3 e6
  9. 9.Re1 Be7
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Nf1 Qc7
  12. 12.d4 Rfc8
  13. 13.Bd3 a5
  14. 14.Ng3 b4
  15. 15.h3 h6
  16. 16.Qe2 Bf8
  17. 17.e5 dxe5
  18. 18.dxe5 c4
  19. 19.Bc2 Bxf3
  20. 20.gxf3 Nd5
  21. 21.Bd2 Rab8
  22. 22.Rab1 g6
  23. 23.f4 Nc5
  24. 24.Qxc4 Qd8
  25. 25.Qe2 b3
  26. 26.axb3 Nxb3
  27. 27.Bxb3 Rxb3
  28. 28.Ne4 Rcb8
  29. 29.c4 Rxh3
  30. 30.cxd5 Qh4
  31. 31.Ng3 Bc5
  32. 32.Be3 Rb3
  33. 33.Qf3 exd5
  34. 34.Rbc1 Bb6
  35. 35.Rc3 Bxe3
  36. 36.Rcxe3 Rxb2
  37. 37.e6 fxe6
  38. 38.Rxe6

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