Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Rapid YourNextMove · 2018 · Grünfeld Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Rapid YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 8.1
Date 2018.06.14
Opening Grünfeld Defense (D73)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

5k2/R3p2p/6p1/4Pb2/8/6PP/P4KB1/1r6 b - - 6 31

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.g3 g6
  3. 3.Bg2 Bg7
  4. 4.d4 Nf6
  5. 5.c4 dxc4
  6. 6.Na3 c5
  7. 7.O-O O-O
  8. 8.dxc5 c3
  9. 9.Nb5 Na6
  10. 10.Nxc3 Nxc5
  11. 11.Be3 Nce4
  12. 12.Nxe4 Nxe4
  13. 13.Bd4 Bxd4
  14. 14.Qxd4 Qxd4
  15. 15.Nxd4 Nd6
  16. 16.Rfc1 Rd8
  17. 17.f4 Bg4
  18. 18.h3 Bd7
  19. 19.Rc7 Rac8
  20. 20.Rac1 Kf8
  21. 21.e4 f6
  22. 22.e5 fxe5
  23. 23.fxe5 Nf5
  24. 24.Nxf5 Bxf5
  25. 25.Bxb7 Rxc7
  26. 26.Rxc7 Rd2
  27. 27.Bg2 Rxb2
  28. 28.Rxa7 Rb1+
  29. 29.Kf2 Rb2+
  30. 30.Kg1 Rb1+
  31. 31.Kf2

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