Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 0-1 in 38 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.18
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 38
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

4R3/1p6/5k2/p4p2/P4n1p/5PpP/1PBr2P1/5K2 w - - 2 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O Nd4
  6. 6.Nxd4 Bxd4
  7. 7.c3 Bb6
  8. 8.Na3 c6
  9. 9.Ba4 d6
  10. 10.Bb3 a5
  11. 11.Nc4 Bc7
  12. 12.a4 Be6
  13. 13.Bg5 h6
  14. 14.Bh4 g5
  15. 15.Bg3 h5
  16. 16.f3 h4
  17. 17.Be1 g4
  18. 18.Bd2 d5
  19. 19.exd5 cxd5
  20. 20.Ne3 g3
  21. 21.h3 Nh5
  22. 22.Ng4 f5
  23. 23.Nxe5 Bxe5
  24. 24.Re1 Qd6
  25. 25.Qe2 Bf4
  26. 26.Qxe6+ Qxe6
  27. 27.Rxe6+ Kd7
  28. 28.Bxf4 Nxf4
  29. 29.Re5 Rhf8
  30. 30.d4 Rae8
  31. 31.Rd1 Rxe5
  32. 32.dxe5 Ke6
  33. 33.Kf1 Kxe5
  34. 34.Re1+ Kf6
  35. 35.Bc2 d4
  36. 36.cxd4 Rd8
  37. 37.Re5 Rxd4
  38. 38.Re8 Rd2

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