Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1-0 in 51 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1-0
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.18
Date 2025.11.17
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2r2Qk1/4q1Pp/3n4/8/6R1/4P1K1/6P1/5R2 b - - 6 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.Qc2 O-O
  5. 5.a3 Bxc3+
  6. 6.Qxc3 d5
  7. 7.e3 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bd3 Ba6
  10. 10.Ne2 Qc8
  11. 11.O-O Bxd3
  12. 12.Qxd3 Qa6
  13. 13.Qd1 c5
  14. 14.b3 Nbd7
  15. 15.Bb2 Rfd8
  16. 16.dxc5 bxc5
  17. 17.Nf4 Qb7
  18. 18.Rb1 a5
  19. 19.Qf3 Re8
  20. 20.Rfd1 Ne5
  21. 21.Qg3 Ne4
  22. 22.Qh3 Rad8
  23. 23.Qf5 f6
  24. 24.h4 Qc6
  25. 25.h5 Nd6
  26. 26.Qc2 Ndf7
  27. 27.Rbc1 c4
  28. 28.Rd4 Qb7
  29. 29.bxc4 dxc4
  30. 30.Rcd1 Rc8
  31. 31.Bc3 Qb3
  32. 32.Qc1 Nd3
  33. 33.Qd2 Ng5
  34. 34.Nxd3 cxd3
  35. 35.Bxa5 Qxa3
  36. 36.Rxd3 Qc5
  37. 37.Rd5 Qc4
  38. 38.Rd4 Qf7
  39. 39.h6 Qg6
  40. 40.Qa2+ Nf7
  41. 41.hxg7 Rc2
  42. 42.Qa4 Rxe3
  43. 43.Rg4 Qf5
  44. 44.fxe3 Rc8
  45. 45.Kh2 Qh5+
  46. 46.Kg3 Qe5+
  47. 47.Qf4 Qxa5
  48. 48.Qxf6 Qc7+
  49. 49.Qf4 Qe7
  50. 50.Rf1 Nd6
  51. 51.Qf8+

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