Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 29 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 0-1
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.20
Date 2025.11.17
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 29
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r1r1k1/p4ppp/8/8/8/PPnp1P2/5P1P/1RBR1K2 w - - 4 30

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 Nbd7
  14. 14.b3 c5
  15. 15.Bb2 Rfe8
  16. 16.dxc5 bxc5
  17. 17.Nf4 Qb7
  18. 18.Rb1 Rac8
  19. 19.Qf3 Ne5
  20. 20.Qe2 d4
  21. 21.exd4 Ng6
  22. 22.Qd2 Ne4
  23. 23.Qe3 Nc3
  24. 24.Qxc3 Nxf4
  25. 25.Qf3 Qxf3
  26. 26.gxf3 cxd4
  27. 27.Rfd1 d3
  28. 28.Bc1 Ne2+
  29. 29.Kf1 Nc3

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