Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Blitz Paris 2017 · Catalan Opening · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 0-1
Event GCT Blitz Paris 2017
Site Paris FRA
Round 10.4
Date 2017.06.25
Opening Catalan Opening (E00)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6pp/4k3/1R6/1pp1N1P1/4nP2/r6P/4K3 b - - 6 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.g3 Bb4+
  4. 4.Bd2 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 d5
  6. 6.Nf3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Qc2 c6
  9. 9.a4 a5
  10. 10.Rc1 Ne4
  11. 11.Ne1 Nd6
  12. 12.Na3 b6
  13. 13.cxd5 cxd5
  14. 14.b4 axb4
  15. 15.Bxb4 Ba6
  16. 16.e3 Nc4
  17. 17.Qb3 Ra7
  18. 18.Nb5 Bxb5
  19. 19.axb5 Rxa1
  20. 20.Rxa1 Bxb4
  21. 21.Qxb4 Na5
  22. 22.Nd3 Qb8
  23. 23.Qe7 Qd8
  24. 24.Qb4 Qb8
  25. 25.Qe7 Qd8
  26. 26.Qd6 Nf6
  27. 27.Qxd8 Rxd8
  28. 28.Rc1 Nc4
  29. 29.Nb4 Ra8
  30. 30.Na6 Rc8
  31. 31.Bf1 Ne4
  32. 32.Nb4 Ned6
  33. 33.Nc6 Kf8
  34. 34.Bxc4 dxc4
  35. 35.Kf1 f6
  36. 36.Nb4 Nxb5
  37. 37.d5 Kf7
  38. 38.Ke2 Rc7
  39. 39.e4 Nd6
  40. 40.f3 Ra7
  41. 41.Rc2 exd5
  42. 42.Nxd5 b5
  43. 43.Rd2 Ke6
  44. 44.Nc3 Rb7
  45. 45.Rd5 b4
  46. 46.Na4 Ke7
  47. 47.e5 fxe5
  48. 48.Rxe5+ Kf6
  49. 49.Rd5 Nf5
  50. 50.Nc5 Ra7
  51. 51.g4 Ra2+
  52. 52.Ke1 Ne3
  53. 53.Ne4+ Ke6
  54. 54.Rb5

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