Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2019 · 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2019
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.30
Date 2020.02.21
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3k4/p7/P1KP4/8/4PbB1/8/8 b - - 0 53

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 Bd6
  10. 10.b3 Nf8
  11. 11.Bb2 Ng6
  12. 12.Kh1 b6
  13. 13.Ne3 Bc5
  14. 14.Nf5 f6
  15. 15.g4 Nf4
  16. 16.Bc1 g6
  17. 17.Ne3 Nh3
  18. 18.Qe2 Bxe3
  19. 19.fxe3 Bxg4
  20. 20.Qg2 Qd7
  21. 21.Qg3 Rf8
  22. 22.Bb2 c5
  23. 23.Nxe5 fxe5
  24. 24.Qxe5 Nf2+
  25. 25.Kg1 Bf3
  26. 26.Qh8+ Kf7
  27. 27.Qxh7+ Ke6
  28. 28.Qxd7+ Kxd7
  29. 29.Rxf2 g5
  30. 30.h3 g4
  31. 31.hxg4 Bxg4
  32. 32.Raf1 Rxf2
  33. 33.Rxf2 Be6
  34. 34.Kf1 Rg8
  35. 35.Ke2 Rg1
  36. 36.Kd2 a6
  37. 37.Rh2 Rf1
  38. 38.Be5 Rf7
  39. 39.Rg2 b5
  40. 40.Rg7 Rxg7
  41. 41.Bxg7 c4
  42. 42.bxc4 bxc4
  43. 43.d4 c6
  44. 44.Kc3 Bf7
  45. 45.a5 Bg6
  46. 46.Kxc4 Bxe4
  47. 47.c3 Bg2
  48. 48.Kc5 Bf3
  49. 49.Be5 Bg2
  50. 50.Bg3 Bh1
  51. 51.c4 Bf3
  52. 52.d5 cxd5
  53. 53.cxd5

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