Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · English Opening · 1-0 in 29 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 12.5
Date 2017.06.25
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3qNb1k/5Q1p/2p1n1p1/3p4/5P2/1P2P2P/5P1K/r1R2R2 b - - 0 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.b3 c5
  5. 5.Bb2 Nc6
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bb5 Bd6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.d4 Bg4
  10. 10.dxc5 Bxc5
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.Nc3 a6
  13. 13.Bxc6 bxc6
  14. 14.Rc1 Bd6
  15. 15.Ne2 Bxf3
  16. 16.gxf3 Rc8
  17. 17.Qd3 Nd7
  18. 18.f4 Re8
  19. 19.Ng3 Bf8
  20. 20.Qxa6 Nc5
  21. 21.Qe2 Ra8
  22. 22.Ba1 Qd7
  23. 23.Kh2 Ne6
  24. 24.Qg4 Rxa2
  25. 25.Nh5 Kh8
  26. 26.Nf6 Qd8
  27. 27.Qf5 g6
  28. 28.Nxe8+ Rxa1
  29. 29.Qxf7

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