Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.28
Date 2020.02.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/1pp5/6b1/4n2P/P5K1/1kp2R2/6P1/8 w - - 1 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.O-O Nd7
  7. 7.Nbd2 O-O
  8. 8.Nc4 Re8
  9. 9.a4 a5
  10. 10.b3 Nf8
  11. 11.Ncxe5 Rxe5
  12. 12.Nxe5 Bd4
  13. 13.Bf4 Qf6
  14. 14.Qd2 Bxe5
  15. 15.Bxe5 Qxe5
  16. 16.f4 Qd4+
  17. 17.Kh1 f5
  18. 18.Rae1 Be6
  19. 19.exf5 Bxf5
  20. 20.Re5 Be6
  21. 21.Rxa5 Rxa5
  22. 22.Qxa5 Bd5
  23. 23.Qd2 Ng6
  24. 24.Qf2 Qc3
  25. 25.h3 Nf8
  26. 26.Qe2 h5
  27. 27.f5 h4
  28. 28.f6 gxf6
  29. 29.Qg4+ Kf7
  30. 30.Qxh4 Nd7
  31. 31.Qh7+ Ke8
  32. 32.Qh8+ Ke7
  33. 33.Qg7+ Kd6
  34. 34.Qg3+ Kc5
  35. 35.Qf2+ Kd6
  36. 36.Qg3+ Kc5
  37. 37.Qf2+ Kb4
  38. 38.Qe1 Qxe1
  39. 39.Rxe1 Kc3
  40. 40.Re2 Ne5
  41. 41.h4 Bf7
  42. 42.Kg1 c5
  43. 43.Kh2 Bh5
  44. 44.Re4 Kxc2
  45. 45.Rf4 Kxb3
  46. 46.Kg3 Nxd3
  47. 47.Rf5 Be8
  48. 48.Rxf6 c4
  49. 49.Rf3 Bg6
  50. 50.Kg4 c3
  51. 51.h5 Ne5+

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