Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

Chessable Masters Div 1 W · 2023 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 49 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event Chessable Masters Div 1 W
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.2
Date 2023.04.04
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5p2/8/7p/2P1P3/3PQ2P/1q3PPK/q7 w - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.c3 a6
  7. 7.a4 Ba7
  8. 8.Re1 O-O
  9. 9.h3 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Re8
  11. 11.b4 Be6
  12. 12.Bxe6 Rxe6
  13. 13.Bb2 Ne7
  14. 14.Nf1 Ng6
  15. 15.Ng3 c6
  16. 16.c4 a5
  17. 17.b5 d5
  18. 18.Qc2 d4
  19. 19.Ba3 Nd7
  20. 20.bxc6 Rxc6
  21. 21.Reb1 Qc7
  22. 22.Rb5 Bc5
  23. 23.Bc1 Bb4
  24. 24.Nf5 Nc5
  25. 25.Rb1 Nf8
  26. 26.Bd2 Bxd2
  27. 27.Nxd2 Nfe6
  28. 28.Nb3 h5
  29. 29.Ng3 Nxa4
  30. 30.Ra1 Nc3
  31. 31.Rbxa5 Rxa5
  32. 32.Rxa5 Ra6
  33. 33.Rxa6 bxa6
  34. 34.Ne2 a5
  35. 35.Nxc3 dxc3
  36. 36.Qxc3 a4
  37. 37.Nc1 Qb6
  38. 38.Qxe5 a3
  39. 39.Qb5 Qd4
  40. 40.Qe8+ Nf8
  41. 41.Qa4 Qa1
  42. 42.Qc2 Qb2
  43. 43.Qd1 Ne6
  44. 44.Qe1 Nd4
  45. 45.Kh2 Ne2
  46. 46.Nxe2 a2
  47. 47.Ng3 g6
  48. 48.Qe3 a1=Q
  49. 49.Nxh5 gxh5

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