Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.2
Date 2020.02.21
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p1k/3p2pp/1P6/p3RP1P/5q2/1Pr3PK/6R1 w - - 0 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 h6
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.h3 a5
  9. 9.Nbd2 Bb6
  10. 10.Nf1 Be6
  11. 11.Bb5 Ne7
  12. 12.d4 exd4
  13. 13.Nxd4 Bd7
  14. 14.Bxd7 Qxd7
  15. 15.Ng3 Ng6
  16. 16.Ngf5 Kh7
  17. 17.Qf3 Ng8
  18. 18.Qg4 Nf6
  19. 19.Qf3 Ng8
  20. 20.h4 c5
  21. 21.Nc2 Ne5
  22. 22.Qe2 c4
  23. 23.Be3 Bxe3
  24. 24.Ncxe3 g6
  25. 25.Nd4 b5
  26. 26.a4 bxa4
  27. 27.Nxc4 Rab8
  28. 28.Nxa5 Rfc8
  29. 29.f4 Ng4
  30. 30.Nac6 Rb6
  31. 31.Nb4 N8f6
  32. 32.Nf3 Rxb4
  33. 33.cxb4 Qa7+
  34. 34.Kh1 Nxe4
  35. 35.Qxe4 Nf2+
  36. 36.Kh2 Nxe4
  37. 37.Rxe4 Rc2
  38. 38.b5 Qf2
  39. 39.Rg1 Qxf3

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