Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen

Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 37 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1-0
Event Opera Euro Rapid KO 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.14
Date 2021.02.13
Opening Giuoco Piano (C53)
Moves 37
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/p3R3/1p3p2/2pr1q1p/3b2R1/7P/P5P1/2Q4K b - - 5 37

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.e5 d5
  7. 7.Bb5 Ne4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Bg4
  11. 11.h3 Bh5
  12. 12.Qc2 Bg6
  13. 13.Qb3 Ne7
  14. 14.O-O c6
  15. 15.Bd3 Nf5
  16. 16.Qc2 Nxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Nxe3
  18. 18.fxe3 Bxd3
  19. 19.Qxd3 f6
  20. 20.c4 Bc7
  21. 21.cxd5 Qxd5
  22. 22.exf6 gxf6
  23. 23.e4 Qd7
  24. 24.Rad1 Rad8
  25. 25.Nh4 Kh8
  26. 26.Nf5 c5
  27. 27.d5 Be5
  28. 28.Rb1 b6
  29. 29.Qc4 Rfe8
  30. 30.Kh1 Bd4
  31. 31.Rf4 Rxe4
  32. 32.Rxe4 Qxf5
  33. 33.Rbe1 Rxd5
  34. 34.Rg4 h5
  35. 35.Re8+ Kh7
  36. 36.Re7+ Kh8
  37. 37.Qc1

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