Wesley So vs Magnus Carlsen

10th Norway Chess 2022 · Semi-Slav Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Magnus Carlsen
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 10th Norway Chess 2022
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 2.1
Date 2022.06.01
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D45)
Moves 38
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Final Position

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

8/1b4p1/1p1k1p1p/pP1p1P2/P2K2P1/4P3/B6P/8 b - - 8 38

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Qc2 Bd6
  7. 7.Bd3 O-O
  8. 8.O-O h6
  9. 9.b3 e5
  10. 10.cxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Nxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Nxe5 Bxe5
  14. 14.Bb2 Qf6
  15. 15.Bxe5 Qxe5
  16. 16.Rac1 Bd7
  17. 17.Qc7 Qxc7
  18. 18.Rxc7 Bc6
  19. 19.Rc1 Rfc8
  20. 20.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  21. 21.Kf1 Kf8
  22. 22.Ke2 Bd7
  23. 23.Rxc8+ Bxc8
  24. 24.Kd2 Ke7
  25. 25.Kc3 Kd6
  26. 26.b4 b6
  27. 27.Kd4 a5
  28. 28.b5 Bd7
  29. 29.a4 Bc8
  30. 30.f4 f6
  31. 31.f5 Bb7
  32. 32.g3 Bc8
  33. 33.Bc2 Bd7
  34. 34.g4 Bc8
  35. 35.Bb3 Bb7
  36. 36.Ba2 Ba8
  37. 37.Bb3 Bb7
  38. 38.Ba2

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