Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Sicilian Defense · 1-0 in 48 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.13
Date 2025.11.17
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 48
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1R6/5pk1/N5pp/2b1P3/4b3/7P/5PP1/6K1 b - - 2 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.c3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bd3 Nc6
  5. 5.h3 g6
  6. 6.Bc2 e5
  7. 7.O-O Bg7
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.d3 Re8
  10. 10.a3 h6
  11. 11.b4 a6
  12. 12.Nbd2 Be6
  13. 13.Bb2 Rc8
  14. 14.Bb3 d5
  15. 15.bxc5 dxe4
  16. 16.dxe4 Na5
  17. 17.Ba4 Nd7
  18. 18.c4 Qc7
  19. 19.c6 Nxc6
  20. 20.Nf1 Nb6
  21. 21.Bxc6 bxc6
  22. 22.c5 Nd7
  23. 23.Qc2 Rb8
  24. 24.Ne3 Nxc5
  25. 25.Qxc5 Rxb2
  26. 26.Rac1 Ra2
  27. 27.Nd5 Qd7
  28. 28.Nb4 Rxa3
  29. 29.Nxc6 Bf8
  30. 30.Qb6 Rxf3
  31. 31.Nxe5 Qb5
  32. 32.Qxb5 axb5
  33. 33.Nxf3 Bg7
  34. 34.e5 Bc4
  35. 35.Nd2 Be6
  36. 36.Rc5 Rb8
  37. 37.Nf3 b4
  38. 38.Nd4 Ba2
  39. 39.Rb5 Rxb5
  40. 40.Nxb5 Bf8
  41. 41.Ra1 Be6
  42. 42.Nd4 Bd5
  43. 43.Ra5 Bc4
  44. 44.Ra8 Kg7
  45. 45.Rb8 Bc5
  46. 46.Nc6 Bd5
  47. 47.Nxb4 Be4
  48. 48.Na6

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