Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen

6th Norway Chess 2018 · Slav Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event 6th Norway Chess 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 6.1
Date 2018.06.03
Opening Slav Defense (D10)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r1q3rk/1R4p1/2PB1pPp/3Q1P1b/p3P2P/8/8/4R1K1 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.cxd5 cxd5
  4. 4.Bf4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nf3 a6
  7. 7.Rc1 Bf5
  8. 8.e3 Rc8
  9. 9.Be2 e6
  10. 10.O-O Nd7
  11. 11.Na4 Be7
  12. 12.h3 O-O
  13. 13.a3 Na5
  14. 14.Nc5 Nc4
  15. 15.b4 Nxc5
  16. 16.dxc5 Nxa3
  17. 17.Nd4 Be4
  18. 18.f3 Bg6
  19. 19.Qb3 Nc4
  20. 20.Bxc4 dxc4
  21. 21.Qxc4 Qe8
  22. 22.Bg3 e5
  23. 23.Nb3 Bd8
  24. 24.Qd5 Qb5
  25. 25.Bxe5 Be7
  26. 26.Qd2 Rfd8
  27. 27.Bd6 Bf6
  28. 28.e4 h6
  29. 29.Nd4 Bxd4+
  30. 30.Qxd4 Re8
  31. 31.Rfe1 Kh7
  32. 32.g4 f6
  33. 33.f4 Qc6
  34. 34.f5 Bf7
  35. 35.h4 Ra8
  36. 36.Rc2 a5
  37. 37.g5 Bh5
  38. 38.g6+ Kh8
  39. 39.b5 Qxb5
  40. 40.Rb2 Qc6
  41. 41.Rb6 Qc8
  42. 42.Qd5 a4
  43. 43.Rxb7 Rg8
  44. 44.c6

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