Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin

FIDE World Cup 2011 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 22 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE World Cup 2011
Site Khanty-Mansiysk RUS
Round 2.3
Date 2011.09.02
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 22
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Final Position

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

r1r3k1/5ppp/pq3n2/1pb5/P7/1QBR2P1/4PP1P/1N1R2K1 w - - 2 23

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 d5
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qa4 a6
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Bd2 Bd6
  11. 11.a4 Nbd7
  12. 12.Ba5 Qb8
  13. 13.b4 e5
  14. 14.Rd1 Rc8
  15. 15.Nxe5 Nxe5
  16. 16.Bxb7 Qxb7
  17. 17.dxe5 Bxe5
  18. 18.Ra3 Bd6
  19. 19.Rad3 Bf8
  20. 20.Qb3 c5
  21. 21.bxc5 Bxc5
  22. 22.Bc3 Qb6

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