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
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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. 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.Nf3 Ba6
  9. 9.b4 dxc4
  10. 10.Bxc4 Ne4
  11. 11.Qc2 Bxc4
  12. 12.Qxc4 Qd5
  13. 13.Qc2 a5
  14. 14.b5 c6
  15. 15.bxc6 Rc8
  16. 16.O-O Rxc6
  17. 17.Qe2 Nd7
  18. 18.Bb2 Rac8
  19. 19.Rfc1 b5
  20. 20.Ne1 Nb6
  21. 21.f3 Rxc1
  22. 22.Rxc1 Rxc1
  23. 23.Bxc1 Nc3
  24. 24.Qd3 b4
  25. 25.axb4 axb4
  26. 26.Bd2 Nba4
  27. 27.Nc2 Qb3
  28. 28.e4 h6
  29. 29.Ne3 Nb2
  30. 30.Qc2 Qa3
  31. 31.Bc1 Nca4
  32. 32.d5 b3
  33. 33.Qc8+ Kh7
  34. 34.dxe6 fxe6
  35. 35.Qxe6 Qc5
  36. 36.Qf5+ Qxf5
  37. 37.Nxf5 Nd3
  38. 38.Ba3 Nc3
  39. 39.Nd4 Nb1
  40. 40.Nxb3 Nxa3
  41. 41.h4 Nc4
  42. 42.Nd4 Kg6
  43. 43.Kh2 Kf6
  44. 44.Kg3 Nd2
  45. 45.Ne2 Nf1+
  46. 46.Kg4 Nf2+
  47. 47.Kf4 g5+
  48. 48.hxg5+ hxg5#

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