Wesley So vs Arjun Erigaisi

Meltwater Tour Final 2022 · Sicilian, Moscow Variation · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Arjun Erigaisi
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2022
Site chess24.com INT
Round 3.1
Date 2022.11.16
Opening Sicilian, Moscow Variation (B51)
Moves 49
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Final Position

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

8/8/3p1k1b/2pBp3/2P1P3/8/6K1/8 w - - 3 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.Bb5+ Nd7
  4. 4.a4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 g6
  6. 6.a5 Bg7
  7. 7.O-O a6
  8. 8.Be2 O-O
  9. 9.d3 b5
  10. 10.axb6 Bb7
  11. 11.Nd2 Nxb6
  12. 12.Nb3 Ra7
  13. 13.Be3 e5
  14. 14.Qd2 Bc8
  15. 15.Na5 Qc7
  16. 16.Nc4 Nxc4
  17. 17.dxc4 Qc6
  18. 18.f3 Rd7
  19. 19.Ra3 Kh8
  20. 20.Rfa1 Nh5
  21. 21.Nd5 f5
  22. 22.c3 fxe4
  23. 23.fxe4 Nf4
  24. 24.b4 Rdf7
  25. 25.b5 axb5
  26. 26.cxb5 Qd7
  27. 27.Nb6 Qb7
  28. 28.Nxc8 Rxc8
  29. 29.Bc4 Rff8
  30. 30.Qc2 Qd7
  31. 31.Kh1 Qg4
  32. 32.Ra7 h5
  33. 33.b6 Rb8
  34. 34.b7 h4
  35. 35.h3 Nxh3
  36. 36.Ra8 Rxb7
  37. 37.Bd5 Rbb8
  38. 38.Rxb8 Rxb8
  39. 39.gxh3 Qxh3+
  40. 40.Qh2 Qf3+
  41. 41.Qg2 Qxe3
  42. 42.Qxg6 Qf3+
  43. 43.Kg1 h3
  44. 44.Ra8 Rxa8
  45. 45.Bxa8 Qg2+
  46. 46.Qxg2 hxg2
  47. 47.Kxg2 Bh6
  48. 48.c4 Kg7
  49. 49.Bd5 Kf6

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