Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 72 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.3
Date 2025.11.17
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 72
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/6K1/8/8/8/2k5/8/8 b - - 0 72

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 c5
  2. 2.e4 d6
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bd3 Nc6
  5. 5.Bc2 Bg4
  6. 6.h3 Bh5
  7. 7.d3 e6
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be7
  9. 9.Nf1 h6
  10. 10.Qe2 d5
  11. 11.Ng3 Bg6
  12. 12.Bf4 O-O
  13. 13.O-O Nh5
  14. 14.Bd2 Nxg3
  15. 15.fxg3 Qb6
  16. 16.Rab1 Qa6
  17. 17.e5 c4
  18. 18.Ne1 cxd3
  19. 19.Bxd3 Bxd3
  20. 20.Nxd3 Nxe5
  21. 21.Qxe5 Qxd3
  22. 22.Bf4 Rac8
  23. 23.Qh5 Qg6
  24. 24.Qxg6 fxg6
  25. 25.Rfe1 Rc6
  26. 26.Re2 g5
  27. 27.Be3 a5
  28. 28.Bd4 Bf6
  29. 29.Rd1 a4
  30. 30.g4 Kf7
  31. 31.Re3 Re8
  32. 32.Rf1 Ke7
  33. 33.b3 axb3
  34. 34.axb3 Rf8
  35. 35.Rd1 Bxd4
  36. 36.Rxd4 Kd6
  37. 37.c4 Kc5
  38. 38.Rd1 Rd8
  39. 39.cxd5 Rxd5
  40. 40.Rde1 b5
  41. 41.Rc1+ Kd4
  42. 42.Rce1 Kc5
  43. 43.Rc3+ Kb6
  44. 44.Rce3 Ka5
  45. 45.Re4 Rd3
  46. 46.Ra1+ Kb6
  47. 47.b4 Rcd6
  48. 48.Re5 R3d5
  49. 49.Rae1 Rxe5
  50. 50.Rxe5 Kc6
  51. 51.Kf2 Rd4
  52. 52.Rxe6+ Kd5
  53. 53.Rg6 Rxb4
  54. 54.Rxg7 Re4
  55. 55.h4 gxh4
  56. 56.Kf3 Re6
  57. 57.g5 hxg5
  58. 58.Rxg5+ Kc4
  59. 59.Rg4+ Kc3
  60. 60.Rxh4 b4
  61. 61.Rh8 b3
  62. 62.Rc8+ Kd3
  63. 63.Rb8 Kc2
  64. 64.g4 Rf6+
  65. 65.Ke4 b2
  66. 66.g5 Re6+
  67. 67.Kf5 Re3
  68. 68.Rxb2+ Kxb2
  69. 69.g6 Kc3
  70. 70.g7 Rg3
  71. 71.Kf6 Rxg7
  72. 72.Kxg7

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