Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Scotch Game · 0-1 in 27 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 4.6
Date 2021.09.28
Opening Scotch Game (C45)
Moves 27
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1kbrr3/2p1q2p/1n4pP/p1p3N1/2P2b2/1P1RB3/P1K1BP2/R6Q w - - 0 28

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 exd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxc6 bxc6
  6. 6.e5 Qe7
  7. 7.Qe2 Nd5
  8. 8.h4 a5
  9. 9.c4 Nb6
  10. 10.Nd2 g6
  11. 11.h5 Bg7
  12. 12.Nf3 Qb4+
  13. 13.Kd1 Ba6
  14. 14.b3 O-O-O
  15. 15.h6 Bf8
  16. 16.Ng5 Qe7
  17. 17.Rh3 d5
  18. 18.exd6 Qd7
  19. 19.Kc2 Bxd6
  20. 20.Rd3 Rhe8
  21. 21.Qf3 f5
  22. 22.Be3 c5
  23. 23.Be2 Qe7
  24. 24.Qh3 Kb8
  25. 25.g3 Bc8
  26. 26.Qh1 f4
  27. 27.gxf4 Bxf4

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