Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

5th Norway Blitz 2017 · Modern Benoni · 0-1 in 60 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event 5th Norway Blitz 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 7.5
Date 2017.06.05
Opening Modern Benoni (A64)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/6K1/7P/3p4/8/2k5 w - - 0 61

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 O-O
  5. 5.Nc3 c5
  6. 6.d5 d6
  7. 7.Nf3 e6
  8. 8.O-O exd5
  9. 9.cxd5 a6
  10. 10.a4 Re8
  11. 11.Nd2 Nbd7
  12. 12.h3 Rb8
  13. 13.Nc4 Ne5
  14. 14.Na3 Nh5
  15. 15.e4 Bd7
  16. 16.g4 Nf6
  17. 17.g5 Nh5
  18. 18.f4 b5
  19. 19.fxe5 b4
  20. 20.Nc4 bxc3
  21. 21.bxc3 Bxe5
  22. 22.Qf3 f5
  23. 23.gxf6 Qxf6
  24. 24.Nxe5 Qxe5
  25. 25.Qf7+ Kh8
  26. 26.Qxd7 Re7
  27. 27.Qg4 Qxc3
  28. 28.Ra3 Qd4+
  29. 29.Be3 Qb2
  30. 30.Bg5 Qd4+
  31. 31.Kh1 Ree8
  32. 32.Qxh5 gxh5
  33. 33.Bf6+ Qxf6
  34. 34.Rxf6 Rg8
  35. 35.Ra2 Rg6
  36. 36.Rxg6 hxg6
  37. 37.a5 Rb1+
  38. 38.Kh2 Kg7
  39. 39.Bf3 c4
  40. 40.Rc2 Rb3
  41. 41.Be2 c3
  42. 42.Bxa6 Kf6
  43. 43.Bc4 Ra3
  44. 44.a6 Ke5
  45. 45.Kg3 Kxe4
  46. 46.Kh4 Kd4
  47. 47.Bf1 Kxd5
  48. 48.Kg5 Ke4
  49. 49.Kxg6 d5
  50. 50.Kxh5 d4
  51. 51.Rg2 Ke3
  52. 52.Bc4 Ra4
  53. 53.Ra2 Rxc4
  54. 54.a7 Rc8
  55. 55.a8=Q Rxa8
  56. 56.Rxa8 c2
  57. 57.Rc8 d3
  58. 58.Kg5 Kd2
  59. 59.h4 c1=Q
  60. 60.Rxc1 Kxc1

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