Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Clutch Champions Showdown · 2020 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 38 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Clutch Champions Showdown
Site lichess.org INT
Round 1.4
Date 2020.05.26
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1PQ2p1k/8/6pp/1P5P/5qP1/3r1P2/5RK1 b - - 0 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 a6
  8. 8.a4 Bd7
  9. 9.Bg5 Bc6
  10. 10.e3 b5
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.Nc3 Qe8
  13. 13.Rfd1 g6
  14. 14.d5 exd5
  15. 15.Nd4 Bxd4
  16. 16.Rxd4 Nd7
  17. 17.Nxd5 Bxd5
  18. 18.Bxd5 Nc5
  19. 19.Bxa8 Nb3
  20. 20.Rdd1 Nxa1
  21. 21.Rxa1 Qxa8
  22. 22.axb5 a5
  23. 23.Qxc4 Rb8
  24. 24.h4 h5
  25. 25.e4 Re8
  26. 26.Qxc7 Qxe4
  27. 27.b6 Re7
  28. 28.Qc5 Kh7
  29. 29.Qxa5 Qc6
  30. 30.Qb4 Rd7
  31. 31.Qa4 Qb7
  32. 32.Qb3 Re7
  33. 33.Qb4 Rd7
  34. 34.Qc5 Rd2
  35. 35.b4 Qe4
  36. 36.Qc7 Qf3
  37. 37.Rf1 g5
  38. 38.b7

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