Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura
chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 0-1 in 48 moves
The Game
| White | Wesley So |
|---|---|
| Black | Hikaru Nakamura |
| Result | 0-1 |
| Event | chess.com SpeedChess 2025 |
| Site | chess.com INT |
| Round | 2.8 |
| Date | 2025.11.17 |
| Opening | Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32) |
| Moves | 48 |
Final Position









The position after the last move · 0-1
8/8/5k2/6p1/4PK2/5P2/4NnP1/5n2 w - - 0 49
All The Moves
- 1.d4 Nf6
- 2.c4 e6
- 3.Nc3 Bb4
- 4.Qc2 O-O
- 5.a3 Bxc3+
- 6.Qxc3 d5
- 7.e3 b6
- 8.Nf3 Ba6
- 9.b4 dxc4
- 10.Bxc4 Ne4
- 11.Qc2 Bxc4
- 12.Qxc4 Qd5
- 13.Qc2 a5
- 14.b5 c6
- 15.bxc6 Rc8
- 16.O-O Rxc6
- 17.Qe2 Nd7
- 18.Bb2 Rac8
- 19.Rfc1 b5
- 20.Ne1 Nb6
- 21.f3 Rxc1
- 22.Rxc1 Rxc1
- 23.Bxc1 Nc3
- 24.Qd3 b4
- 25.axb4 axb4
- 26.Bd2 Nba4
- 27.Nc2 Qb3
- 28.e4 h6
- 29.Ne3 Nb2
- 30.Qc2 Qa3
- 31.Bc1 Nca4
- 32.d5 b3
- 33.Qc8+ Kh7
- 34.dxe6 fxe6
- 35.Qxe6 Qc5
- 36.Qf5+ Qxf5
- 37.Nxf5 Nd3
- 38.Ba3 Nc3
- 39.Nd4 Nb1
- 40.Nxb3 Nxa3
- 41.h4 Nc4
- 42.Nd4 Kg6
- 43.Kh2 Kf6
- 44.Kg3 Nd2
- 45.Ne2 Nf1+
- 46.Kg4 Nf2+
- 47.Kf4 g5+
- 48.hxg5+ hxg5#
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