Shakhriyar Mamedyarov vs Wesley So

Saint Louis Rapid 2021 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Black Wesley So
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Saint Louis Rapid 2021
Site Saint Louis USA
Round 7.1
Date 2021.08.13
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

8/5k2/8/6K1/8/8/8/1B6 b - - 0 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.Nc3 dxc4
  5. 5.e4 Bb4
  6. 6.Bg5 h6
  7. 7.Bxf6 Qxf6
  8. 8.Bxc4 c5
  9. 9.e5 Qd8
  10. 10.O-O cxd4
  11. 11.Ne4 O-O
  12. 12.Qe2 Be7
  13. 13.Rfd1 Qa5
  14. 14.a3 Rd8
  15. 15.b4 Qb6
  16. 16.Ng3 Bd7
  17. 17.Rxd4 Bc6
  18. 18.Rg4 Bxf3
  19. 19.Qxf3 Nc6
  20. 20.Nh5 g5
  21. 21.Nf6+ Kg7
  22. 22.Qf4 Rh8
  23. 23.h4 Rad8
  24. 24.hxg5 h5
  25. 25.Rh4 Rd4
  26. 26.Qh2 Rxh4
  27. 27.Qxh4 Qd4
  28. 28.Qxd4 Nxd4
  29. 29.Rd1 Rd8
  30. 30.Kf1 h4
  31. 31.f4 a5
  32. 32.bxa5 Bxa3
  33. 33.Rb1 Rc8
  34. 34.Bd3 Rc1+
  35. 35.Kf2 Rxb1
  36. 36.Bxb1 Nc6
  37. 37.Kf3 Nxa5
  38. 38.Kg4 b5
  39. 39.Kxh4 b4
  40. 40.Ne8+ Kf8
  41. 41.Nd6 b3
  42. 42.g6 fxg6
  43. 43.Kg5 Bxd6
  44. 44.exd6 Nc4
  45. 45.d7 Ke7
  46. 46.Kxg6 Ne3
  47. 47.g3 b2
  48. 48.Kh5 Kxd7
  49. 49.g4 Ke7
  50. 50.Kg5 Kf7
  51. 51.f5 exf5
  52. 52.gxf5 Nxf5
  53. 53.Bxf5 b1=Q
  54. 54.Bxb1

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