Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin

78th Tata Steel GpA · 2016 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 78th Tata Steel GpA
Site Wijk aan Zee NED
Round 3.6
Date 2016.01.18
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (E10)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/8/r4k2/5P1p/4RK1P/8/8/8 w - - 0 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O c6
  8. 8.Qc2 b6
  9. 9.Rd1 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bf4 Ba6
  11. 11.Ne5 Rc8
  12. 12.Nc3 Bxc4
  13. 13.Nxc4 dxc4
  14. 14.e4 b5
  15. 15.a4 a6
  16. 16.d5 cxd5
  17. 17.exd5 e5
  18. 18.Bg5 b4
  19. 19.d6 bxc3
  20. 20.Qxc3 h6
  21. 21.Be3 e4
  22. 22.Qa3 Re8
  23. 23.dxe7 Qxe7
  24. 24.Qxe7 Rxe7
  25. 25.Rd6 Re6
  26. 26.Rad1 Ne5
  27. 27.Bh3 Rxd6
  28. 28.Rxd6 Rb8
  29. 29.Kg2 c3
  30. 30.bxc3 Nc4
  31. 31.Rxa6 Nxe3+
  32. 32.fxe3 Nd5
  33. 33.a5 f5
  34. 34.c4 Nxe3+
  35. 35.Kf2 Nxc4
  36. 36.Bxf5 Rf8
  37. 37.g4 Nxa5
  38. 38.Rxa5 g6
  39. 39.Re5 gxf5
  40. 40.gxf5 Ra8
  41. 41.Kg3 Kf7
  42. 42.Rxe4 Kf6
  43. 43.Kf4 Ra6
  44. 44.h4 h5

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