Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura

chess.com SpeedChess 2025 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 46 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Hikaru Nakamura
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com SpeedChess 2025
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.2
Date 2025.11.17
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E32)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/5pk1/p1r3p1/6P1/R7/4PK2/5P2/8 b - - 8 46

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 Bxd3
  11. 11.Qxd3 Qc8
  12. 12.O-O Qa6
  13. 13.Qd1 c5
  14. 14.b4 cxb4
  15. 15.Bb2 b3
  16. 16.a4 Nc6
  17. 17.Re1 Na5
  18. 18.Bc3 Rac8
  19. 19.Bxa5 b2
  20. 20.Rb1 Qxa5
  21. 21.Rxb2 Rc4
  22. 22.Rb5 Qxa4
  23. 23.Qxa4 Rxa4
  24. 24.Nc3 Ra3
  25. 25.Nxd5 Nxd5
  26. 26.Rxd5 Rc8
  27. 27.h4 g6
  28. 28.Re2 Rc7
  29. 29.h5 Kg7
  30. 30.g4 a6
  31. 31.Rb2 b5
  32. 32.Kg2 Rb7
  33. 33.Rc5 b4
  34. 34.d5 Rd3
  35. 35.hxg6 hxg6
  36. 36.Kf3 Ra3
  37. 37.d6 Rd3
  38. 38.Rc7 Rxc7
  39. 39.dxc7 Rc3
  40. 40.Rxb4 Rxc7
  41. 41.Ra4 Rc6
  42. 42.g5 Rb6
  43. 43.Kf4 Rc6
  44. 44.Kf3 Rb6
  45. 45.Kf4 Rc6
  46. 46.Kf3

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