Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Sicilian, Kalashnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 39 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 7.1
Date 2019.05.11
Opening Sicilian, Kalashnikov (B32)
Moves 39
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Final Position

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

8/q6k/3Q2p1/1P1Pp2p/6nP/6PK/6B1/8 b - - 6 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 e5
  5. 5.Nb5 d6
  6. 6.N1c3 a6
  7. 7.Na3 Be7
  8. 8.Nc4 b5
  9. 9.Ne3 Nf6
  10. 10.g3 h5
  11. 11.h4 Nd4
  12. 12.Bg2 Be6
  13. 13.Ncd5 Nxd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 Bxd5
  15. 15.exd5 g6
  16. 16.c3 Nf5
  17. 17.a4 O-O
  18. 18.Qd3 Rb8
  19. 19.axb5 axb5
  20. 20.O-O b4
  21. 21.Bd2 bxc3
  22. 22.Bxc3 Ng7
  23. 23.Ra7 f5
  24. 24.Ba5 Qe8
  25. 25.b4 Rf7
  26. 26.Rc1 Bd8
  27. 27.Rxf7 Qxf7
  28. 28.Bxd8 Rxd8
  29. 29.Qa6 f4
  30. 30.Rc8 Rxc8
  31. 31.Qxc8+ Kh7
  32. 32.b5 fxg3
  33. 33.fxg3 Qa7+
  34. 34.Kh2 Nf5
  35. 35.Qf8 Nh6
  36. 36.Qxd6 Ng4+
  37. 37.Kh3 Nf2+
  38. 38.Kh2 Ng4+
  39. 39.Kh3

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