Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.14
Date 2018.12.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k1p1/4P1K1/1p3P1P/pN6/4n2P/P7/8 b - - 6 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.h3 d6
  7. 7.c3 Be6
  8. 8.Bxe6 fxe6
  9. 9.b4 Bb6
  10. 10.Re1 Ne7
  11. 11.Nbd2 Ng6
  12. 12.Nf1 a5
  13. 13.b5 a4
  14. 14.Ng3 Qd7
  15. 15.Rb1 Ra5
  16. 16.Bd2 Rxb5
  17. 17.d4 Rxb1
  18. 18.Qxb1 exd4
  19. 19.cxd4 e5
  20. 20.dxe5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Nxe5 dxe5
  22. 22.Be3 Bxe3
  23. 23.Rxe3 b5
  24. 24.Rd3 Qc6
  25. 25.Qb2 Re8
  26. 26.Rc3 Qd7
  27. 27.Qc2 Rc8
  28. 28.Rc5 c6
  29. 29.Rxe5 Rd8
  30. 30.Kh2 Rc8
  31. 31.Nf5 Qc7
  32. 32.f4 Re8
  33. 33.Rxe8+ Nxe8
  34. 34.e5 Qd7
  35. 35.Qxc6 Qxc6
  36. 36.Ne7+ Kf7
  37. 37.Nxc6 Nc7
  38. 38.Nb4 Ke6
  39. 39.g4 Nd5
  40. 40.Nd3 Nc3
  41. 41.f5+ Kd5
  42. 42.e6 Kd6
  43. 43.Nb4 h5
  44. 44.Kg3 Ne2+
  45. 45.Kf3 Ng1+
  46. 46.Kg3 Ne2+
  47. 47.Kh4 Nf4
  48. 48.gxh5 Ke7
  49. 49.Kg4 Ng2
  50. 50.Kg5 Ne3
  51. 51.Kg6

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