Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Rapid Paris 2017 · English Opening · 0-1 in 39 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event GCT Rapid Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 9.4
Date 2017.06.23
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 39
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/1p1R4/3nNbPp/3rp3/4P3/1p5P/5P2/4K3 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 e5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 d5
  5. 5.cxd5 Nxd5
  6. 6.Bg2 Nb6
  7. 7.O-O Be7
  8. 8.Rb1 a5
  9. 9.d3 O-O
  10. 10.Be3 Be6
  11. 11.Bxb6 cxb6
  12. 12.a3 f5
  13. 13.e3 Bf6
  14. 14.Rc1 Kh8
  15. 15.Re1 Bf7
  16. 16.Nb5 Bh5
  17. 17.Qc2 Qd7
  18. 18.Nd2 Rad8
  19. 19.Nc4 Qxd3
  20. 20.Qxd3 Rxd3
  21. 21.Ncd6 Rb3
  22. 22.Nc7 Ne7
  23. 23.Ne6 Rb8
  24. 24.Rc7 Rxb2
  25. 25.Rec1 h6
  26. 26.h3 Rd2
  27. 27.Nxf5 Nxf5
  28. 28.Rc8+ Rxc8
  29. 29.Rxc8+ Kh7
  30. 30.Be4 g6
  31. 31.g4 Nd6
  32. 32.Rc7+ Kg8
  33. 33.gxh5 Nxe4
  34. 34.hxg6 Nd6
  35. 35.Rd7 b5
  36. 36.Kf1 b4
  37. 37.axb4 axb4
  38. 38.Ke1 Rd5
  39. 39.e4 b3

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