Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Clutch Champions Showdown · 2020 · Sicilian, Kan · 0-1 in 28 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Clutch Champions Showdown
Site lichess.org INT
Round 1.6
Date 2020.05.26
Opening Sicilian, Kan (B41)
Moves 28
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

r5k1/1p4p1/p1n1br2/2P2pBQ/1P1q4/P7/4R2P/5R1K w - - 6 29

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 a6
  5. 5.c4 Nf6
  6. 6.Nc3 Qc7
  7. 7.a3 Nxe4
  8. 8.Nxe4 Qe5
  9. 9.Bd3 Qxd4
  10. 10.Qe2 Qe5
  11. 11.f4 Qc7
  12. 12.O-O f5
  13. 13.Ng5 Be7
  14. 14.b4 Bf6
  15. 15.Ra2 O-O
  16. 16.Be3 d6
  17. 17.c5 d5
  18. 18.g4 Nc6
  19. 19.gxf5 exf5
  20. 20.Qf3 h6
  21. 21.Qxd5+ Kh8
  22. 22.Re2 hxg5
  23. 23.fxg5 Qd8
  24. 24.Qf3 Qxd3
  25. 25.gxf6 Rxf6
  26. 26.Qh5+ Kg8
  27. 27.Bg5 Qd4+
  28. 28.Kh1 Be6

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