Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2021 · Nimzo-Larsen Attack · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.25
Date 2021.12.19
Opening Nimzo-Larsen Attack (A01)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/1N3p1p/2p3k1/8/3B2b1/r5P1/5KB1/8 b - - 8 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 e5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nc6
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 e4
  5. 5.Nd4 Bc5
  6. 6.Nf5 O-O
  7. 7.e3 d5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nb4
  9. 9.Ng3 Nbxd5
  10. 10.Qc2 Qe7
  11. 11.a3 Bd6
  12. 12.Nc3 Re8
  13. 13.Ngxe4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Nxd5 Qh4
  15. 15.d3 c6
  16. 16.g3 Nxg3
  17. 17.fxg3 Bxg3+
  18. 18.hxg3 Qxh1
  19. 19.Qc3 Qh6
  20. 20.Nf4 Rxe3+
  21. 21.Kf2 Re7
  22. 22.Bg2 Qg5
  23. 23.Re1 Rxe1
  24. 24.Qxe1 Bg4
  25. 25.Qb4 Re8
  26. 26.Bd4 Qe7
  27. 27.Qxe7 Rxe7
  28. 28.Bxa7 g5
  29. 29.Bc5 Rd7
  30. 30.Nh3 Rxd3
  31. 31.Nxg5 Rxb3
  32. 32.Ne4 Kg7
  33. 33.Bd4+ Kg6
  34. 34.Nc5 Rxa3
  35. 35.Nxb7 Ra2+
  36. 36.Kg1 Ra3
  37. 37.Kf2 Ra2+
  38. 38.Kg1 Ra3
  39. 39.Kf2

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