Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 52 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.16
Date 2018.12.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/4k1p1/p3p2p/8/8/3Q3P/7K/q7 w - - 16 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 O-O
  7. 7.Re1 h6
  8. 8.Nbd2 Be6
  9. 9.Bxe6 fxe6
  10. 10.b4 Bb6
  11. 11.Nc4 Ng4
  12. 12.Rf1 Nf6
  13. 13.a4 a6
  14. 14.Nxb6 cxb6
  15. 15.Re1 Qd7
  16. 16.Bd2 b5
  17. 17.c4 bxa4
  18. 18.Qxa4 Qf7
  19. 19.h3 Nh5
  20. 20.Be3 Qg6
  21. 21.Nh4 Qf6
  22. 22.Nf3 Nd4
  23. 23.Bxd4 exd4
  24. 24.e5 Qg6
  25. 25.Kh2 Nf4
  26. 26.Rg1 dxe5
  27. 27.Nxe5 Qh5
  28. 28.Ng4 Nxd3
  29. 29.Qd7 Nxf2
  30. 30.Nxf2 Qe5+
  31. 31.Kh1 Rxf2
  32. 32.Rae1 Re2
  33. 33.Rxe2 Qxe2
  34. 34.Qxd4 Rf8
  35. 35.c5 Rf7
  36. 36.Qd6 Kh7
  37. 37.c6 bxc6
  38. 38.Qxc6 Rf4
  39. 39.Ra1 Rxb4
  40. 40.Qc3 Rf4
  41. 41.Kh2 Rf2
  42. 42.Qg3 Rxg2+
  43. 43.Qxg2 Qe5+
  44. 44.Qg3 Qxa1
  45. 45.Qd3+ Kg8
  46. 46.Qd8+ Kf7
  47. 47.Qd7+ Kf6
  48. 48.Qd8+ Kf5
  49. 49.Qd3+ Ke5
  50. 50.Qe3+ Kd5
  51. 51.Qf3+ Kd6
  52. 52.Qd3+ Ke7

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