Wesley So vs Fabiano Caruana

chess.com Speed 2021 · Caro-Kann Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 53 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Fabiano Caruana
Result 1/2-1/2
Event chess.com Speed 2021
Site chess.com INT
Round 2.33
Date 2021.12.09
Opening Caro-Kann Defense (B15)
Moves 53
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Final Position

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

8/R7/5pk1/8/5K1P/5P2/8/6r1 b - - 10 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 dxe4
  4. 4.Nxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nxf6+ exf6
  6. 6.Be3 Bf5
  7. 7.Bd3 Bg6
  8. 8.Ne2 Bd6
  9. 9.O-O O-O
  10. 10.c4 Re8
  11. 11.Qc2 Na6
  12. 12.a3 Rc8
  13. 13.Rad1 Nc7
  14. 14.Nc3 Bf8
  15. 15.Rfe1 a6
  16. 16.h3 b5
  17. 17.Bxg6 hxg6
  18. 18.Qd3 Qd7
  19. 19.d5 cxd5
  20. 20.Nxd5 Nxd5
  21. 21.Qxd5 Qxd5
  22. 22.cxd5 Bd6
  23. 23.g3 Kf8
  24. 24.b4 Re4
  25. 25.Kg2 Rec4
  26. 26.Rd3 Ke7
  27. 27.Bc5+ Kd7
  28. 28.Rde3 Bxc5
  29. 29.bxc5 R4xc5
  30. 30.Re7+ Kd6
  31. 31.Ra7 R8c7
  32. 32.Rxa6+ Kxd5
  33. 33.Rd1+ Kc4
  34. 34.Rb1 Rd7
  35. 35.a4 Rdd5
  36. 36.axb5 Rxb5
  37. 37.Rc6+ Rbc5
  38. 38.Rxc5+ Kxc5
  39. 39.Rb7 g5
  40. 40.Rxf7 Kd6
  41. 41.Rxg7 Ke6
  42. 42.Rh7 Rd8
  43. 43.Rg7 Kf5
  44. 44.h4 gxh4
  45. 45.gxh4 Rd4
  46. 46.Kg3 Rd1
  47. 47.Ra7 Kg6
  48. 48.f3 Rg1+
  49. 49.Kf4 Rh1
  50. 50.Kg4 Rg1+
  51. 51.Kf4 Rh1
  52. 52.Kg4 Rg1+
  53. 53.Kf4

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