Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2021 · Irregular Opening · 0-1 in 45 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.310
Date 2021.12.19
Opening Irregular Opening (A00)
Moves 45
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/pp4k1/2pbb3/3p1BP1/P2P1P1n/1PP3N1/3B2K1/8 w - - 1 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e3 e5
  2. 2.d4 exd4
  3. 3.exd4 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Bd6
  5. 5.Bd3 Nf6
  6. 6.Qe2+ Qe7
  7. 7.Qxe7+ Kxe7
  8. 8.O-O Re8
  9. 9.Re1+ Kf8
  10. 10.Rxe8+ Kxe8
  11. 11.Nc3 c6
  12. 12.Ne5 Be6
  13. 13.Bf4 Be7
  14. 14.Re1 Nbd7
  15. 15.h3 Kf8
  16. 16.g4 Nxe5
  17. 17.Bxe5 Nd7
  18. 18.Bf4 Re8
  19. 19.Kg2 Kg8
  20. 20.a3 Bf6
  21. 21.Ne2 Nf8
  22. 22.c3 Bd7
  23. 23.Bd2 Bd8
  24. 24.f4 f5
  25. 25.g5 Bc7
  26. 26.Kf3 Ng6
  27. 27.Rh1 h6
  28. 28.h4 h5
  29. 29.Ng3 Ne7
  30. 30.Nxh5 Kf7
  31. 31.Ng3 g6
  32. 32.h5 Rg8
  33. 33.hxg6+ Rxg6
  34. 34.Rh7+ Rg7
  35. 35.Rh8 Rg8
  36. 36.Rh6 Rg6
  37. 37.Rh1 Rg8
  38. 38.b3 Bd6
  39. 39.a4 Be6
  40. 40.Kg2 Ng6
  41. 41.Kf3 Ne7
  42. 42.Kg2 Ng6
  43. 43.Rh7+ Rg7
  44. 44.Rxg7+ Kxg7
  45. 45.Bxf5 Nh4+

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