Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2020 · Modern Defense · 1-0 in 85 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2020
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.310
Date 2020.12.12
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 85
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1k1K4/2Q5/1N6/8/6B1/8/8 b - - 12 85

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 c6
  4. 4.h3 d5
  5. 5.e5 f6
  6. 6.f4 Nh6
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.Bd3 Bf5
  9. 9.O-O Nd7
  10. 10.Ne2 Be4
  11. 11.Bxe4 dxe4
  12. 12.Nd2 f5
  13. 13.Nc4 Nb6
  14. 14.Ne3 Nd5
  15. 15.c4 Nxe3
  16. 16.Bxe3 e6
  17. 17.Qb3 Qe7
  18. 18.Rad1 Rfd8
  19. 19.Rd2 Nf7
  20. 20.Rfd1 g5
  21. 21.d5 exd5
  22. 22.cxd5 gxf4
  23. 23.Bxf4 cxd5
  24. 24.Rxd5 Rxd5
  25. 25.Rxd5 Rd8
  26. 26.Nd4 Rxd5
  27. 27.Qxd5 Qd8
  28. 28.Qxd8+ Nxd8
  29. 29.Nxf5 Ne6
  30. 30.Bg3 Bf8
  31. 31.Nd6 e3
  32. 32.Kf1 Nd4
  33. 33.Bf4 e2+
  34. 34.Kf2 Be7
  35. 35.g3 b6
  36. 36.Be3 Nc6
  37. 37.Bf4 Nd4
  38. 38.Be3 Nc6
  39. 39.Kxe2 Nxe5
  40. 40.Nc8 Bf6
  41. 41.Nxa7 Nc4
  42. 42.b3 Nd6
  43. 43.Bxb6 Ne4
  44. 44.Kf3 Nc3
  45. 45.a4 Nd5
  46. 46.a5 Nb4
  47. 47.Bc5 Na6
  48. 48.b4 Be5
  49. 49.Nc6 Bc7
  50. 50.Be3 Bd6
  51. 51.b5 Nc7
  52. 52.b6 Nd5
  53. 53.b7 Kf7
  54. 54.b8=Q Bxb8
  55. 55.Nxb8 Ke6
  56. 56.a6 Nc7
  57. 57.a7 Kd5
  58. 58.Bf4 Na8
  59. 59.Na6 Kc6
  60. 60.Nc7 Nb6
  61. 61.a8=Q+ Nxa8
  62. 62.Nxa8 Kd7
  63. 63.Nc7 Ke7
  64. 64.g4 Kf6
  65. 65.g5+ Kg6
  66. 66.Kg4 Kf7
  67. 67.h4 Ke7
  68. 68.h5 Kf7
  69. 69.h6 Kg6
  70. 70.Ne6 Kf7
  71. 71.Nd4 Kg6
  72. 72.Nf3 Kf7
  73. 73.Bg3 Ke6
  74. 74.g6 hxg6
  75. 75.h7 Kd5
  76. 76.h8=Q Kc6
  77. 77.Qe5 Kb7
  78. 78.Qd6 g5
  79. 79.Kxg5 Ka7
  80. 80.Kf5 Kb7
  81. 81.Ke6 Ka7
  82. 82.Kd7 Kb7
  83. 83.Nd4 Ka7
  84. 84.Nb5+ Kb7
  85. 85.Qc6#

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