Sergey Karjakin vs Wesley So

5th Sinquefield Cup 2017 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 63 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Wesley So
Result 1-0
Event 5th Sinquefield Cup 2017
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 8.5
Date 2017.08.10
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 63
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/6pk/3Kp3/4N3/2r2P1p/1R4P1/8/8 b - - 1 63

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 O-O
  6. 6.h3 d6
  7. 7.c3 a6
  8. 8.a4 Ba7
  9. 9.Re1 h6
  10. 10.Nbd2 Be6
  11. 11.Bxe6 fxe6
  12. 12.b4 Qe8
  13. 13.Nf1 Nh5
  14. 14.Be3 Bxe3
  15. 15.Rxe3 Nf4
  16. 16.Rb1 b5
  17. 17.Ra1 Qg6
  18. 18.Ng3 Qf6
  19. 19.Ne2 Ng6
  20. 20.Qb3 Kh8
  21. 21.Rf1 Rab8
  22. 22.g3 Qf7
  23. 23.Nh2 d5
  24. 24.Rf3 Qd7
  25. 25.axb5 axb5
  26. 26.Kg2 Rxf3
  27. 27.Nxf3 Rf8
  28. 28.Neg1 Ra8
  29. 29.Rc1 Qd6
  30. 30.Ne1 Nge7
  31. 31.Ngf3 Ng8
  32. 32.Nc2 Nf6
  33. 33.Re1 Rf8
  34. 34.Na3 Rb8
  35. 35.Nc2 Rf8
  36. 36.Na3 Rb8
  37. 37.Nb1 Nd7
  38. 38.Nbd2 d4
  39. 39.Rc1 dxc3
  40. 40.Qxc3 Rb6
  41. 41.Nb3 Nxb4
  42. 42.Qxc7 Kh7
  43. 43.d4 Qxc7
  44. 44.Rxc7 Nf6
  45. 45.Nc5 Na6
  46. 46.Rc8 Nxc5
  47. 47.dxc5 Ra6
  48. 48.Nxe5 Nxe4
  49. 49.c6 Ra2
  50. 50.Kf3 Ng5+
  51. 51.Ke3 Nxh3
  52. 52.Rb8 Rc2
  53. 53.f4 h5
  54. 54.Rxb5 Nf2
  55. 55.Kd4 Rd2+
  56. 56.Kc5 Ne4+
  57. 57.Kb6 Rc2
  58. 58.c7 Nd6
  59. 59.Rb3 Ne8
  60. 60.Nc6 Nxc7
  61. 61.Kxc7 Rc4
  62. 62.Kd6 h4
  63. 63.Ne5

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