Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2022 · Réti Opening · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 2.2
Date 2022.12.03
Opening Réti Opening (A04)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1r5k/1p3N1P/pP2pK2/P7/2n1P2R/5P2/8 b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.d4 d5
  4. 4.c4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 e5
  6. 6.Nf3 Nc6
  7. 7.cxd5 Qxd5
  8. 8.Bd2 Ne4
  9. 9.Nc3 Nxc3
  10. 10.Bxc3 Qxd1+
  11. 11.Rxd1 f6
  12. 12.Bc4 Bb4
  13. 13.Bxb4 Nxb4
  14. 14.a3 Nc6
  15. 15.Rc1 Ke7
  16. 16.Bd5 Bd7
  17. 17.b4 Rhc8
  18. 18.Ke2 a5
  19. 19.b5 Nd8
  20. 20.a4 Be6
  21. 21.Bxe6 Nxe6
  22. 22.Nd2 Nc5
  23. 23.Rc4 Nd7
  24. 24.Rhc1 Rxc4
  25. 25.Rxc4 Kd8
  26. 26.Rg4 g5
  27. 27.Nb3 h5
  28. 28.Re4 Nb6
  29. 29.g4 Ke7
  30. 30.h4 gxh4
  31. 31.gxh5 h3
  32. 32.Rh4 Kf7
  33. 33.Nc5 Rb8
  34. 34.h6 Kg8
  35. 35.Rxh3 Kh7
  36. 36.Kf3 Nd5
  37. 37.Ke4 Nc3+
  38. 38.Kf5 b6
  39. 39.Nd7 Rb7
  40. 40.Nxf6+

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