Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 2.12
Date 2020.11.27
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1r5Q/2pq1k1R/b2p1p2/p2P2r1/Pbp1P3/8/1P3PP1/2R3K1 b - - 5 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.O-O h6
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 a5
  9. 9.Nf1 Be6
  10. 10.Bb5 Bb6
  11. 11.Ng3 Nh7
  12. 12.h3 Ng5
  13. 13.Nxg5 hxg5
  14. 14.d4 exd4
  15. 15.Bxc6 bxc6
  16. 16.cxd4 c5
  17. 17.d5 Bd7
  18. 18.a4 Re8
  19. 19.Bd2 c4
  20. 20.Qf3 Rb8
  21. 21.Bc3 Bc5
  22. 22.Re2 f6
  23. 23.Nf5 Bb4
  24. 24.Bd4 Bc5
  25. 25.Bc3 Bb4
  26. 26.Ne3 Bc8
  27. 27.Bd4 Ba6
  28. 28.Nf5 Bc8
  29. 29.Ne3 Ba6
  30. 30.Nf5 Bc8
  31. 31.Rc1 Qd7
  32. 32.Rec2 Ba6
  33. 33.h4 gxh4
  34. 34.Qg4 Kf8
  35. 35.Bxf6 gxf6
  36. 36.Qxh4 Kg8
  37. 37.Re2 Re5
  38. 38.Re3 Rxf5
  39. 39.Rh3 Rg5
  40. 40.Qh8+ Kf7
  41. 41.Rh7+

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