Wesley So vs Fabiano Caruana

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 65 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 8.1
Date 2018.03.19
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 65
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/8/4k3/8/6K1/8 b - - 0 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Qe2 Qe7
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nc3 Qxe2+
  8. 8.Bxe2 g6
  9. 9.Bg5 Bg7
  10. 10.O-O-O O-O
  11. 11.Rhe1 h6
  12. 12.Bh4 Nc6
  13. 13.d4 a6
  14. 14.a3 Bd7
  15. 15.d5 Na7
  16. 16.Nd4 Nc8
  17. 17.Nb3 g5
  18. 18.Bg3 Re8
  19. 19.Na5 b5
  20. 20.f3 Nh5
  21. 21.Bf2 Nf4
  22. 22.Bf1 Nb6
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Rxe8
  24. 24.Bxb6 cxb6
  25. 25.Nb7 Be5
  26. 26.Ne4 Rb8
  27. 27.Nexd6 Ng6
  28. 28.g3 Ne7
  29. 29.a4 Nf5
  30. 30.Nxf5 Bxf5
  31. 31.Re1 f6
  32. 32.Rxe5 fxe5
  33. 33.Nd6 Bd7
  34. 34.axb5 axb5
  35. 35.Bxb5 Bxb5
  36. 36.Nxb5 Rf8
  37. 37.Kd2 Rxf3
  38. 38.Ke2 g4
  39. 39.Nd6 h5
  40. 40.Nc4 b5
  41. 41.Nxe5 Rf5
  42. 42.Ng6 Kf7
  43. 43.Nf4 h4
  44. 44.Ng2 hxg3
  45. 45.hxg3 Rf3
  46. 46.Ne3 Rxg3
  47. 47.c4 bxc4
  48. 48.d6 Ke6
  49. 49.Nxc4 Rf3
  50. 50.d7 Rf8
  51. 51.Ne3 g3
  52. 52.d8=Q Rxd8
  53. 53.Kf3 Rd3
  54. 54.Kf4 Rb3
  55. 55.Ng2 Kd5
  56. 56.Nh4 Kc4
  57. 57.Kg4 Rd3
  58. 58.b4 Rb3
  59. 59.b5 Kd5
  60. 60.b6 Ke4
  61. 61.b7 Rxb7
  62. 62.Kxg3 Rg7+
  63. 63.Kf2 Rg4
  64. 64.Ng2 Rxg2+
  65. 65.Kxg2

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