Sergey Karjakin vs Wesley So

Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 · English Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 36 moves

The Game

White Sergey Karjakin
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019
Site Riga LAT
Round 2.8
Date 2019.07.17
Opening English Opening (A13)
Moves 36
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Final Position

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

3rr1k1/1Q3Rp1/p2P3p/8/2B3P1/BP3K1q/P4P2/8 w - - 3 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.b3 d5
  2. 2.Bb2 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 e6
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.c4 Nc6
  6. 6.cxd5 exd5
  7. 7.Bb5 Bd6
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.h3 Re8
  10. 10.d4 cxd4
  11. 11.Nxd4 Bc7
  12. 12.Nd2 Qd6
  13. 13.N2f3 Bd7
  14. 14.Be2 a6
  15. 15.Nc2 Ne4
  16. 16.Bd3 Rad8
  17. 17.Rc1 Ng5
  18. 18.Nce1 d4
  19. 19.exd4 Bxh3
  20. 20.Ba3 Qf4
  21. 21.g3 Qf6
  22. 22.d5 Bxf1
  23. 23.Kxf1 Nxf3
  24. 24.Nxf3 Ne5
  25. 25.Rxc7 Nxf3
  26. 26.Be2 Ne5
  27. 27.d6 Qf5
  28. 28.Qd5 h6
  29. 29.Kg2 Qe6
  30. 30.Qxb7 Ng6
  31. 31.Bc4 Nf4+
  32. 32.Kf3 Qh3
  33. 33.Rxf7 Qh5+
  34. 34.g4 Qh3+
  35. 35.Kxf4 Qh2+
  36. 36.Kf3 Qh3+

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