Magnus Carlsen vs Wesley So

Skilling Open KO 2020 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 0-1 in 61 moves

The Game

White Magnus Carlsen
Black Wesley So
Result 0-1
Event Skilling Open KO 2020
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.22
Date 2020.11.30
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D41)
Moves 61
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/8/8/6p1/6P1/kpnB4/3Kp3/8 w - - 0 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 c5
  5. 5.cxd5 cxd4
  6. 6.Qxd4 exd5
  7. 7.e4 dxe4
  8. 8.Qxd8+ Kxd8
  9. 9.Ng5 Be6
  10. 10.Nxe6+ fxe6
  11. 11.Bc4 Ke7
  12. 12.O-O Nbd7
  13. 13.Rd1 Rc8
  14. 14.Be2 a6
  15. 15.Be3 Rc6
  16. 16.Rac1 Kd8
  17. 17.Bd4 Bd6
  18. 18.Na4 Rxc1
  19. 19.Rxc1 Ke7
  20. 20.g3 Rd8
  21. 21.Be3 Nd5
  22. 22.Bg5+ N7f6
  23. 23.Nc5 Bxc5
  24. 24.Rxc5 h6
  25. 25.Bc1 Nb4
  26. 26.Rc7+ Rd7
  27. 27.Rxd7+ Kxd7
  28. 28.Bd2 Nfd5
  29. 29.a3 Nd3
  30. 30.b3 Kd6
  31. 31.f3 Nc5
  32. 32.fxe4 Nxe4
  33. 33.Bc1 e5
  34. 34.b4 Nec3
  35. 35.Bf1 e4
  36. 36.Kf2 Ke5
  37. 37.Bh3 b6
  38. 38.Bb2 Kd4
  39. 39.Bf1 b5
  40. 40.Ke1 Ke3
  41. 41.Bc1+ Kd4
  42. 42.Bb2 e3
  43. 43.Ba1 g6
  44. 44.Bh3 Kd3
  45. 45.Bc8 Nb1
  46. 46.Bb2 Nd2
  47. 47.Bg4 Nc3
  48. 48.Bxc3 Kxc3
  49. 49.Ke2 Nc4
  50. 50.Bc8 Nxa3
  51. 51.Bxa6 Kd4
  52. 52.h4 Nb1
  53. 53.Kd1 Nc3+
  54. 54.Kc2 g5
  55. 55.hxg5 hxg5
  56. 56.g4 Kc4
  57. 57.Bc8 Kxb4
  58. 58.Kd3 e2
  59. 59.Kd2 Ka3
  60. 60.Bf5 b4
  61. 61.Bd3 b3

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