Wesley So Had Never Been Checkmated In Such A Brutal Way

July 17, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Wesley So vs Hikaru Nakamura
Sinquefield Cup (2015), Saint Louis USA, rd 6, Aug-29
King’s Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation. Classical System Traditional Line (E99)
New game
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 0–0 6.Be2 e5 7.0–0 Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.f3 f5 11.Be3 f4 12.Bf2 g5 13.Nd3 Ng6 14.c5 Nf6 15.Rc1 Rf7 16.Kh1 h5 17.cxd6 cxd6 18.Nb5 a6 19.Na3 b5 20.Rc6 g4 21.Qc2 Qf8 22.Rc1 Bd7 23.Rc7 [23.Rb6 h4 24.Qc7 gxf3 25.gxf3 Bf5] 23…Bh6 24.Be1 h4 25.fxg4 f3 [25…Nxe4 26.Bf3 Ng5 27.Nf2] 26.gxf3 Nxe4 27.Rd1 [27.fxe4 Rf1+ 28.Kg2 (28.Bxf1 Qxf1#) 28…Be3 29.Rxd7 h3+ 30.Kxh3 Qh6+ 31.Bh4 Rxc1 32.Nxc1 (32.Qxc1 Qxh4+ 33.Kg2 Bxc1) 32…Qxh4+ 33.Kg2 Qf2+ 34.Kh3 Nf4#] 27…Rxf3 28.Rxd7 Rf1+ 29.Kg2 Be3 30.Bg3 hxg3 31.Rxf1 Nh4+ 32.Kh3 [32.Kh1 g2#] 32…Qh6 33.g5 Nxg5+ 34.Kg4 Nhf3 35.Nf2 Qh4+ 36.Kf5 Rf8+ 37.Kg6 Rf6+ 38.Kxf6 Ne4+ 39.Kg6 Qg5#
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