Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen

Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021 · Italian Game · 1/2-1/2 in 54 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.23
Date 2021.02.14
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 54
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Final Position

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

4R3/8/8/1p2k3/1P2p3/2P1K3/7r/8 b - - 10 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.O-O Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.c3 a5
  7. 7.Re1 O-O
  8. 8.Nbd2 Ba7
  9. 9.Nf1 Be6
  10. 10.Bb5 Ne7
  11. 11.d4 c6
  12. 12.Bd3 Ng6
  13. 13.h3 Nh5
  14. 14.Be3 Nhf4
  15. 15.Bc2 Qc8
  16. 16.Bb3 exd4
  17. 17.Nxd4 Bxd4
  18. 18.Qxd4 Bxb3
  19. 19.axb3 d5
  20. 20.Qd2 Nxh3+
  21. 21.gxh3 Qxh3
  22. 22.f4 Nh4
  23. 23.Nh2 dxe4
  24. 24.Qf2 Rfe8
  25. 25.Qf1 Qg3+
  26. 26.Kh1 Nf5
  27. 27.Qg2 Qxg2+
  28. 28.Kxg2 Nxe3+
  29. 29.Rxe3 f5
  30. 30.Nf1 Red8
  31. 31.Ree1 Kf7
  32. 32.Red1 Kf6
  33. 33.Rxd8 Rxd8
  34. 34.Rxa5 g5
  35. 35.fxg5+ Kxg5
  36. 36.Kf2 h5
  37. 37.Ne3 b5
  38. 38.Nf1 h4
  39. 39.Ra7 Rh8
  40. 40.Rf7 h3
  41. 41.Ng3 h2
  42. 42.Rxf5+ Kg4
  43. 43.Rf6 h1=N+
  44. 44.Nxh1 Rxh1
  45. 45.Rxc6 Kf4
  46. 46.Rf6+ Ke5
  47. 47.Rf8 Rh2+
  48. 48.Ke3 Rxb2
  49. 49.b4 Rh2
  50. 50.Re8+ Kd5
  51. 51.Rd8+ Ke5
  52. 52.Re8+ Kd5
  53. 53.Rd8+ Ke5
  54. 54.Re8+

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