Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2021 · Réti Opening · 0-1 in 42 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.21
Date 2021.12.19
Opening Réti Opening (A06)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1k6/2p5/p3b3/Pp1p4/1P1P4/4P2p/2q1B2K/4Q3 w - - 6 43

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.e3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Nc3 b6
  5. 5.b3 Bb7
  6. 6.Bb2 a6
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.d4 Bd6
  9. 9.g3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bg2 Qe7
  11. 11.a4 h5
  12. 12.Qc1 Ne4
  13. 13.h4 f5
  14. 14.O-O O-O-O
  15. 15.Nxe4 fxe4
  16. 16.Ng5 Kb8
  17. 17.Ba3 Nf6
  18. 18.Bxd6 Rxd6
  19. 19.a5 b5
  20. 20.Qc5 Nh7
  21. 21.Nxh7 Rxh7
  22. 22.f4 exf3
  23. 23.Rxf3 g5
  24. 24.hxg5 Qxg5
  25. 25.Raf1 Rd8
  26. 26.Rf8 Rd7
  27. 27.R1f7 Rxf7
  28. 28.Rxf7 Qxg3
  29. 29.Qe7 Rg8
  30. 30.Rf8+ Rxf8
  31. 31.Qxf8+ Bc8
  32. 32.Qf3 Qe1+
  33. 33.Kh2 Qh4+
  34. 34.Kg1 Be6
  35. 35.Qf2 Qg5
  36. 36.Kh2 h4
  37. 37.b4 Qe7
  38. 38.Qe1 Qd6+
  39. 39.Kh1 h3
  40. 40.Bf3 Qf8
  41. 41.Be2 Qf5
  42. 42.Kh2 Qc2

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