Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 46 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.24
Date 2018.12.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/2r3pk/2p1Q1np/2q1p1N1/p2pP3/3P1PP1/6KP/5N2 b - - 1 46

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.b4 Bb6
  10. 10.Bxe6 fxe6
  11. 11.Nc4 Ne7
  12. 12.Be3 c6
  13. 13.Bxb6 axb6
  14. 14.a4 Ng6
  15. 15.g3 Nh7
  16. 16.Kg2 Qc7
  17. 17.Re3 Rf7
  18. 18.Ra2 Raf8
  19. 19.Ng1 d5
  20. 20.Na3 Nf6
  21. 21.f3 Qe7
  22. 22.Re1 Nh7
  23. 23.Rf2 Rd8
  24. 24.Qc2 Qf8
  25. 25.Nb1 Rfd7
  26. 26.Nd2 Qf7
  27. 27.Nf1 Nf6
  28. 28.Ne2 Rf8
  29. 29.Ng1 Rfd8
  30. 30.Ne2 Qe7
  31. 31.Ng1 d4
  32. 32.c4 Qxb4
  33. 33.Rb1 Qa5
  34. 34.Qb3 Rc7
  35. 35.c5 Qxc5
  36. 36.Rc2 Qe7
  37. 37.Qxb6 Ra8
  38. 38.Qb3 Nd7
  39. 39.Qc4 Ra6
  40. 40.Ra1 b5
  41. 41.Qb3 Nc5
  42. 42.Rxc5 Qxc5
  43. 43.Qxe6+ Kh7
  44. 44.Nh3 Rxa4
  45. 45.Rxa4 bxa4
  46. 46.Ng5+

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