Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen

chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017 · Modern Defense · 0-1 in 34 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 0-1
Event chess.com Speed 1m+1spm 2017
Site chess.com INT
Round 3.25
Date 2017.11.18
Opening Modern Defense (B06)
Moves 34
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2b2R2/2k4N/4p1p1/3pP3/q1pP4/5KN1/5PP1/8 w - - 0 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 g6
  2. 2.d4 Bg7
  3. 3.Nc3 d6
  4. 4.Be3 a6
  5. 5.Nf3 b5
  6. 6.Bd3 Nd7
  7. 7.e5 e6
  8. 8.Ne4 d5
  9. 9.Ng3 c5
  10. 10.c3 Ne7
  11. 11.Qe2 Nc6
  12. 12.Qd2 c4
  13. 13.Bc2 a5
  14. 14.Bh6 Bf8
  15. 15.h4 b4
  16. 16.h5 Rg8
  17. 17.hxg6 hxg6
  18. 18.Ng5 Bxh6
  19. 19.Rxh6 Nf8
  20. 20.Qf4 Ra7
  21. 21.Kd2 a4
  22. 22.a3 bxc3+
  23. 23.bxc3 Qe7
  24. 24.Rah1 Qxa3
  25. 25.Rh8 Rxh8
  26. 26.Rxh8 Na5
  27. 27.Nh7 Nb3+
  28. 28.Ke2 Kd7
  29. 29.Qxf7+ Kc6
  30. 30.Qxa7 Qb2
  31. 31.Qxa4+ Kc7
  32. 32.Rxf8 Qxc2+
  33. 33.Kf3 Nxd4+
  34. 34.cxd4 Qxa4

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