Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com Speed 2021 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 4.18
Date 2021.12.19
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p1p/4pNnk/6Q1/7P/6P1/1r2qP2/2R3K1 b - - 1 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 b5
  8. 8.a4 Bb7
  9. 9.axb5 a6
  10. 10.bxa6 Nxa6
  11. 11.Qxc4 Bd5
  12. 12.Qc3 c5
  13. 13.Be3 Ne4
  14. 14.Qc1 Nb4
  15. 15.Rxa8 Qxa8
  16. 16.Nc3 Rc8
  17. 17.dxc5 Bxc5
  18. 18.Nxe4 Bxe3
  19. 19.Nf6+ gxf6
  20. 20.Qxe3 Kg7
  21. 21.Rc1 Rb8
  22. 22.h4 Nc6
  23. 23.Ne1 Ne5
  24. 24.Bxd5 Qxd5
  25. 25.Ng2 Rxb2
  26. 26.Nf4 Qd2
  27. 27.Nh5+ Kg6
  28. 28.Nf4+ Kg7
  29. 29.Qc5 Ng6
  30. 30.Nh5+ Kh6
  31. 31.Nxf6 Qxe2
  32. 32.Qg5+

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