Wesley So vs Fabiano Caruana

Clutch Chess Showdown Int · 2020 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1-0
Event Clutch Chess Showdown Int
Site lichess.org INT
Round 2.9
Date 2020.06.12
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D00)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5K2/8/6P1/8/3p4/8/k7/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Bf4 Bf5
  3. 3.e3 e6
  4. 4.c4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Bb4
  6. 6.Qa4+ Nc6
  7. 7.Nf3 O-O
  8. 8.Rc1 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Nd5
  10. 10.Bxd5 exd5
  11. 11.O-O a6
  12. 12.Qb3 Be6
  13. 13.Na4 Rb8
  14. 14.Bxc7 Qxc7
  15. 15.Qxb4 Nxb4
  16. 16.Rxc7 Rfc8
  17. 17.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  18. 18.a3 Nd3
  19. 19.b4 Rc2
  20. 20.Nc5 Nxc5
  21. 21.bxc5 Bf5
  22. 22.Ra1 f6
  23. 23.h3 Rb2
  24. 24.g4 Bd3
  25. 25.Kg2 Kf7
  26. 26.g5 a5
  27. 27.Kg3 a4
  28. 28.h4 Ke6
  29. 29.Ne1 Bc4
  30. 30.Ng2 Kd7
  31. 31.Nf4 b6
  32. 32.Nh5 fxg5
  33. 33.hxg5 bxc5
  34. 34.dxc5 g6
  35. 35.Nf6+ Kc6
  36. 36.Nxh7 Kxc5
  37. 37.Nf8 Bd3
  38. 38.Ne6+ Kd6
  39. 39.Nf4 Bb1
  40. 40.Ne2 Rb3
  41. 41.Nd4 Rb2
  42. 42.Ne2 Rb3
  43. 43.Kf4 Kc5
  44. 44.Nc3 Rxc3
  45. 45.Rxb1 Rxa3
  46. 46.Ke5 Ra2
  47. 47.f4 Re2
  48. 48.Kf6 Rxe3
  49. 49.Kxg6 a3
  50. 50.f5 Kc4
  51. 51.f6 a2
  52. 52.Ra1 Kb3
  53. 53.f7 Rf3
  54. 54.Kg7 d4
  55. 55.f8=Q Rxf8
  56. 56.Kxf8 Kb2
  57. 57.Rxa2+ Kxa2
  58. 58.g6

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