Hikaru Nakamura vs Wesley So

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Sicilian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 81 moves

The Game

White Hikaru Nakamura
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.5
Date 2025.11.17
Opening Sicilian Defense (B50)
Moves 81
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Final Position

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

8/3N2k1/8/6K1/6n1/8/8/8 w - - 0 82

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 d5
  9. 9.Qe2 Be7
  10. 10.Nf1 h6
  11. 11.Ng3 Bg6
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Re1 Qc7
  14. 14.e5 Nd7
  15. 15.Bf4 b5
  16. 16.Rac1 b4
  17. 17.h4 bxc3
  18. 18.bxc3 Rab8
  19. 19.h5 Bh7
  20. 20.d4 Rfc8
  21. 21.Bxh7+ Kxh7
  22. 22.c4 Nb6
  23. 23.cxd5 Nxd5
  24. 24.dxc5 Nxf4
  25. 25.Qe4+ Kg8
  26. 26.Qxf4 Nb4
  27. 27.Red1 Nxa2
  28. 28.Rc4 Bxc5
  29. 29.Kh2 Rb4
  30. 30.Rd2 Rxc4
  31. 31.Qxc4 Nb4
  32. 32.Ne4 Be7
  33. 33.Qb5 Rb8
  34. 34.Qd7 Rc8
  35. 35.Qb5 a6
  36. 36.Qa4 Qc6
  37. 37.Qxc6 Nxc6
  38. 38.Rc2 Na7
  39. 39.Rd2 a5
  40. 40.Rd7 Nc6
  41. 41.Rb7 a4
  42. 42.Rb6 a3
  43. 43.Ra6 Rc7
  44. 44.Ned2 Bb4
  45. 45.Nb3 Bc3
  46. 46.Rxa3 Nxe5
  47. 47.Nbd4 Bxd4
  48. 48.Nxd4 Ng4+
  49. 49.Kg3 Nf6
  50. 50.Ra5 Rd7
  51. 51.Ne2 Rd3+
  52. 52.f3 Rd5
  53. 53.Rxd5 Nxd5
  54. 54.Nd4 Kf8
  55. 55.Kh4 Ke7
  56. 56.g4 Kd6
  57. 57.Kg3 Ke5
  58. 58.Nc6+ Kd6
  59. 59.Nd8 Ke7
  60. 60.Nc6+ Kd7
  61. 61.Ne5+ Ke7
  62. 62.Nc6+ Kf6
  63. 63.f4 g6
  64. 64.hxg6 fxg6
  65. 65.Kf3 Ne7
  66. 66.Ne5 g5
  67. 67.Nd7+ Kg6
  68. 68.Nc5 Kf6
  69. 69.Ne4+ Kg6
  70. 70.Nc5 Kf7
  71. 71.fxg5 hxg5
  72. 72.Ne4 Kg6
  73. 73.Nc5 Kf7
  74. 74.Ne4 Kg6
  75. 75.Nc5 e5
  76. 76.Ke4 Nc6
  77. 77.Nd7 Kg7
  78. 78.Kd5 Ne7+
  79. 79.Kxe5 Ng8
  80. 80.Kf5 Nh6+
  81. 81.Kxg5 Nxg4

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