Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin

5th Norway Blitz 2017 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event 5th Norway Blitz 2017
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 2.5
Date 2017.06.05
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (A46)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

q5k1/r6P/3n2p1/P2pN1N1/P1bP1P2/2Q1P3/5K2/7R b - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.Bf4 d5
  4. 4.e3 c5
  5. 5.Nbd2 Nc6
  6. 6.c3 Bd6
  7. 7.Bg3 O-O
  8. 8.Bb5 Bxg3
  9. 9.hxg3 Qb6
  10. 10.a4 a6
  11. 11.Bxc6 bxc6
  12. 12.Qc2 Rb8
  13. 13.Rb1 cxd4
  14. 14.cxd4 a5
  15. 15.Ne5 h6
  16. 16.g4 Rb7
  17. 17.f4 Qb4
  18. 18.Nd3 Qd6
  19. 19.Ne5 Rc7
  20. 20.g5 Ne8
  21. 21.gxh6 g6
  22. 22.Nb3 Kh7
  23. 23.Nc5 Nf6
  24. 24.g4 Ne4
  25. 25.g5 Ng3
  26. 26.Rh3 Nf5
  27. 27.Ng4 Kh8
  28. 28.Kf2 Ra7
  29. 29.Qc3 Qb8
  30. 30.b4 Ba6
  31. 31.Rhh1 Bc4
  32. 32.Ne5 Qc8
  33. 33.bxa5 Kh7
  34. 34.Rb6 f6
  35. 35.Rxc6 Qa8
  36. 36.gxf6 Rxf6
  37. 37.Rxe6 Rxe6
  38. 38.Nxe6 Nd6
  39. 39.Ng5+ Kg8
  40. 40.h7+

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