Fabiano Caruana vs Wesley So

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 1.4
Date 2018.03.10
Opening Catalan Opening (E00)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4nk1/4R2p/3N2p1/q2p4/3b1B2/1p3QP1/1P3P1P/6K1 b - - 3 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Bd2 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.Qb3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Bf4 a5
  10. 10.Rd1 Nh5
  11. 11.Bc1 Nhf6
  12. 12.Nbd2 b5
  13. 13.c5 b4
  14. 14.Qc2 a4
  15. 15.Re1 e5
  16. 16.Nxe5 Nxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 Nd7
  18. 18.Nf3 Bxc5
  19. 19.Ng5 g6
  20. 20.Bf4 Qb6
  21. 21.e4 b3
  22. 22.axb3 axb3
  23. 23.Qe2 Ba6
  24. 24.Qf3 Bc4
  25. 25.Rxa8 Rxa8
  26. 26.e6 dxe4
  27. 27.exf7+ Bxf7
  28. 28.Nxe4 Bd4
  29. 29.Nd6 Bd5
  30. 30.Qe2 Nf8
  31. 31.Bxd5+ cxd5
  32. 32.Qf3 Qa5
  33. 33.Re7

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