Event: Round 2: Hikaru Nakamura - Wesley So
Date: 2022-12-03
White: Hikaru Nakamura
Black: Wesley So
Result: 1-0
ECO: A04
Opening: Zukertort Opening: Sicilian Invitation
Variant: Standard

1. Nf3 { [%eval 0.25] [%clk 0:03:03] } 1... c5 { [%eval 0.13] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2. e3 { [%eval 0.06] [%clk 0:03:03] } 2... Nf6 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:02:55] } 3. d4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:03:01] } 3... d5 { [%eval 0.15] [%clk 0:02:56] } 4. c4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:54] } 4... cxd4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:55] } 5. Nxd4 { [%eval -0.53] [%clk 0:02:51] } 5... e5 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:02:35] } 6. Nf3 { [%eval -0.46] [%clk 0:02:51] } 6... Nc6 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:02:36] } 7. cxd5 { [%eval -0.47] [%clk 0:02:46] } 7... Qxd5 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:02:32] } 8. Bd2 { [%eval -0.45] [%clk 0:02:07] } 8... Ne4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:00] } 9. Nc3 { [%eval -0.07] [%clk 0:02:07] } 9... Nxc3 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:02:01] } 10. Bxc3 { [%eval -0.03] [%clk 0:02:07] } 10... Qxd1+ { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:59] } 11. Rxd1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:08] } 11... f6 { [%eval -0.02] [%clk 0:02:00] } 12. Bc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:07] } 12... Bb4 { [%eval 0.18] [%clk 0:01:59] } 13. Bxb4 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:01:50] } 13... Nxb4 { [%eval -0.04] [%clk 0:02:00] } 14. a3 { [%eval -0.01] [%clk 0:01:51] } 14... Nc6 { [%eval -0.08] [%clk 0:02:01] } 15. Rc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:48] } 15... Ke7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:02:00] } 16. Bd5 { [%eval 0.02] [%clk 0:01:47] } 16... Bd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:50] } 17. b4 { [%eval -0.32] [%clk 0:01:41] } 17... Rhc8 { [%eval -0.29] [%clk 0:01:48] } 18. Ke2 { [%eval -0.25] [%clk 0:01:42] } 18... a5 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:01:45] } 19. b5 { [%eval -0.37] [%clk 0:01:39] } 19... Nd8 { [%eval -0.48] [%clk 0:01:45] } 20. a4 { [%eval -0.35] [%clk 0:01:40] } 20... Be6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:40] } 21. Bxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:21] } 21... Nxe6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:40] } 22. Nd2 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:22] } 22... Nc5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:33] } 23. Rc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:23] } 23... Nd7 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:28] } 24. Rhc1 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:16] } 24... Rxc4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:20] } 25. Rxc4 { [%eval 0.1] [%clk 0:01:08] } 25... Kd8 { [%eval 0.12] [%clk 0:01:15] } 26. Rg4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:56] } 26... g5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:01:07] } 27. Nb3 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:25] } 27... h5 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:45] } 28. Re4 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:26] } 28... Nb6 { [%eval 0.0] [%clk 0:00:35] } 29. g4 { [%eval -0.42] [%clk 0:00:21] } 29... Ke7?! { [%eval 0.47] } { Inaccuracy. h4 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:22] } 30. h4 { [%eval 0.42] [%clk 0:00:15] } 30... gxh4 { [%eval 0.95] [%clk 0:00:13] } 31. gxh5 { [%eval 1.08] [%clk 0:00:16] } 31... h3 { [%eval 0.97] [%clk 0:00:14] } 32. Rh4 { [%eval 0.65] [%clk 0:00:18] } 32... Kf7? { [%eval 2.34] } { Mistake. h2 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:12] } 33. Nc5 { [%eval 2.53] [%clk 0:00:16] } 33... Rb8?! { [%eval 3.88] } { Inaccuracy. Kg7 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 34. h6 { [%eval 3.29] [%clk 0:00:14] } 34... Kg8 { [%eval 3.76] [%clk 0:00:05] } 35. Rxh3?! { [%eval 2.94] } { Inaccuracy. h7+ was best. } { [%clk 0:00:14] } 35... Kh7 { [%eval 3.5] [%clk 0:00:06] } 36. Kf3?! { [%eval 2.37] } { Inaccuracy. Rf3 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:07] } 36... Nd5?? { [%eval 6.63] } { Blunder. Rc8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:06] } 37. Ke4 { [%eval 6.63] [%clk 0:00:08] } 37... Nc3+ { [%eval 7.43] [%clk 0:00:05] } 38. Kf5 { [%eval 7.44] [%clk 0:00:09] } 38... b6 { [%eval 10.59] [%clk 0:00:07] } 39. Nd7 { [%eval 9.89] [%clk 0:00:10] } 39... Rb7? { [%eval #4] } { Checkmate is now unavoidable. Rd8 was best. } { [%clk 0:00:08] } 40. Nxf6+ { [%eval #3] [%clk 0:00:11] } 1-0