Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen

79th Tata Steel GpA · 2017 · Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 33 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 79th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 1.1
Date 2017.01.14
Opening Slav Defense (D12)
Moves 33
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Final Position

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

8/8/pbk1p3/1p2Bp1p/4P3/1P1K1P1P/P7/8 b - - 6 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.e3 Bf5
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Ne5 Nbd7
  7. 7.Qb3 Qc7
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxe5
  9. 9.dxe5 Nxd5
  10. 10.Nxd5 cxd5
  11. 11.Bd2 Qxe5
  12. 12.Bc3 Qc7
  13. 13.Qxd5 e6
  14. 14.Qc4 Qxc4
  15. 15.Bxc4 Rc8
  16. 16.Bb3 Be7
  17. 17.Ke2 Be4
  18. 18.Bxg7 Rg8
  19. 19.Be5 Rxg2
  20. 20.Rac1 Rxc1
  21. 21.Rxc1 Rg5
  22. 22.Bf4 Rc5
  23. 23.Rxc5 Bxc5
  24. 24.Bc4 b5
  25. 25.Bd3 Bxd3+
  26. 26.Kxd3 f5
  27. 27.f3 Kd7
  28. 28.e4 Kc6
  29. 29.h3 h5
  30. 30.b3 Bb6
  31. 31.Be5 Bc5
  32. 32.Bf4 Bb6
  33. 33.Be5

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