Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 40 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 3m+1spm 2018
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.18
Date 2018.12.02
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

5nk1/6p1/2Q5/1p6/3P1q2/P6P/1P4P1/7K b - - 6 40

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 a5
  9. 9.Nf1 Ne7
  10. 10.Ng3 Ng6
  11. 11.d4 exd4
  12. 12.cxd4 Bb4
  13. 13.Re2 d5
  14. 14.exd5 Bg4
  15. 15.Qb3 Bd6
  16. 16.h3 a4
  17. 17.Qc3 Bxf3
  18. 18.Qxf3 Bxg3
  19. 19.fxg3 Qd6
  20. 20.g4 c6
  21. 21.g5 hxg5
  22. 22.Bxg5 Nxd5
  23. 23.Rf1 Qb4
  24. 24.Qd3 Rae8
  25. 25.a3 Qd6
  26. 26.Ref2 Qe6
  27. 27.Qc2 Qe4
  28. 28.Qxa4 b5
  29. 29.Bxd5 Qxd5
  30. 30.Qa7 Qxg5
  31. 31.Rxf7 Qe3+
  32. 32.Kh2 Re7
  33. 33.Rxf8+ Nxf8
  34. 34.Qa8 Rf7
  35. 35.Rxf7 Kxf7
  36. 36.Qb7+ Kg8
  37. 37.Qxc6 Qf4+
  38. 38.Kh1 Qf1+
  39. 39.Kh2 Qf4+
  40. 40.Kh1

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