Fabiano Caruana vs Wesley So

chess.com Speed 2021 · Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 37 moves

The Game

White Fabiano Caruana
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.16
Date 2021.12.09
Opening Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense (C65)
Moves 37
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Final Position

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

3r4/2p1rpk1/1pp1n1p1/p7/P1P1P2p/3P1R1P/2P1NRPK/8 b - - 11 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.d3 Bc5
  5. 5.Bxc6 dxc6
  6. 6.O-O Nd7
  7. 7.Be3 Qe7
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Nd2 a5
  10. 10.a4 b6
  11. 11.Nc4 Bb4
  12. 12.Ne2 Ba6
  13. 13.b3 Bxc4
  14. 14.bxc4 Bc5
  15. 15.Qd2 Rae8
  16. 16.Ng3 Bxe3
  17. 17.Qxe3 g6
  18. 18.f4 exf4
  19. 19.Qxf4 Qe5
  20. 20.Qxe5 Nxe5
  21. 21.Rae1 Kg7
  22. 22.Ne2 Nd7
  23. 23.Nd4 Ne5
  24. 24.h3 h5
  25. 25.Re2 Re7
  26. 26.Ref2 Rd8
  27. 27.Ne2 Nd7
  28. 28.Nc3 Nc5
  29. 29.Rf6 Ne6
  30. 30.Ne2 Rd6
  31. 31.Kh2 h4
  32. 32.R1f2 Rd8
  33. 33.R6f3 Nc5
  34. 34.Nc3 Ne6
  35. 35.Ne2 Nc5
  36. 36.Nc3 Ne6
  37. 37.Ne2

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