Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 55 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.21
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 55
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4Q3/5R2/8/6p1/4rpk1/5P2/6KP/8 b - - 0 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.c3 d5
  6. 6.exd5 Qxd5
  7. 7.Bc4 Qd6
  8. 8.b4 Bb6
  9. 9.a4 O-O
  10. 10.Nbd2 Bf5
  11. 11.Ba3 e4
  12. 12.dxe4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Qxd1+
  14. 14.Rxd1 Bxe4
  15. 15.a5 Rfe8
  16. 16.O-O Bxf3
  17. 17.gxf3 Ne5
  18. 18.Be2 Ng6
  19. 19.Bd3 Nh4
  20. 20.Be4 c6
  21. 21.axb6 f5
  22. 22.Bd3 axb6
  23. 23.Bc1 b5
  24. 24.f4 Ra2
  25. 25.c4 Re6
  26. 26.cxb5 cxb5
  27. 27.Bxb5 Rc2
  28. 28.Ba4 Rc3
  29. 29.Rd8+ Kf7
  30. 30.Rd7+ Kg8
  31. 31.Bb2 Rg6+
  32. 32.Kh1 Rh3
  33. 33.Rd8+ Kf7
  34. 34.Be8+ Ke7
  35. 35.Bxg6 Kxd8
  36. 36.Bxh7 Ke7
  37. 37.Bg8 Kf8
  38. 38.Bd5 Rd3
  39. 39.Bxb7 Kf7
  40. 40.Be5 Rd2
  41. 41.b5 Ng6
  42. 42.b6 Nxe5
  43. 43.fxe5 Rb2
  44. 44.Bd5+ Kg6
  45. 45.b7 f4
  46. 46.Kg2 Kf5
  47. 47.e6 Kf6
  48. 48.Re1 Ke7
  49. 49.Be4 g5
  50. 50.Rb1 Re2
  51. 51.b8=Q Rxe4
  52. 52.Rb7+ Kxe6
  53. 53.Qe8+ Kf5
  54. 54.Rf7+ Kg4
  55. 55.f3+

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