Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin

GCT Blitz YourNextMove · 2018 · Nimzo-Indian Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 73 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event GCT Blitz YourNextMove
Site Leuven BEL
Round 1.5
Date 2018.06.15
Opening Nimzo-Indian Defense (E51)
Moves 73
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/1p1pk1p1/pP1p2P1/P2P3P/4PbN1/2K5/8 b - - 14 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Bb4
  4. 4.e3 O-O
  5. 5.Nf3 d5
  6. 6.Bd2 b6
  7. 7.cxd5 exd5
  8. 8.Bd3 Bb7
  9. 9.O-O Re8
  10. 10.a3 Bf8
  11. 11.b4 Nbd7
  12. 12.b5 Ne4
  13. 13.a4 Ndf6
  14. 14.Ne2 a5
  15. 15.Bc1 Bd6
  16. 16.Ba3 Qe7
  17. 17.Bxd6 cxd6
  18. 18.h3 Rac8
  19. 19.Rc1 Rxc1
  20. 20.Qxc1 Rc8
  21. 21.Qb2 Rc7
  22. 22.Rc1 h6
  23. 23.Rxc7 Qxc7
  24. 24.Qc2 Qd8
  25. 25.Nh2 Ng5
  26. 26.Nf1 Ne6
  27. 27.f3 g6
  28. 28.Kf2 Qe7
  29. 29.g3 h5
  30. 30.h4 Qd7
  31. 31.Nf4 Ng7
  32. 32.Nd2 Qd8
  33. 33.Nb1 Qd7
  34. 34.Nc3 Ne6
  35. 35.Nxe6 Qxe6
  36. 36.Ne2 Qd7
  37. 37.Nf4 Kf8
  38. 38.Bf1 Ke8
  39. 39.Bh3 Qe7
  40. 40.Bc8 Kd8
  41. 41.Bh3 Qe8
  42. 42.Qc3 Qe7
  43. 43.Qc1 Qe8
  44. 44.Ne2 Qe7
  45. 45.Nc3 Qc7
  46. 46.Bf1 Qc8
  47. 47.Ne2 Qd7
  48. 48.Nf4 Qe7
  49. 49.Bd3 Qd7
  50. 50.Bb1 Ke7
  51. 51.Ke2 Kd8
  52. 52.Kd2 Qe7
  53. 53.Bc2 Qd7
  54. 54.Bb3 Qf5
  55. 55.Qc2 Qd7
  56. 56.Qa2 Qf5
  57. 57.Qc2 Qd7
  58. 58.Qd1 Qe7
  59. 59.Bc2 Qd7
  60. 60.Bd3 Qe7
  61. 61.g4 hxg4
  62. 62.fxg4 Bc8
  63. 63.g5 Ne4+
  64. 64.Bxe4 Qxe4
  65. 65.Qc2 Qxc2+
  66. 66.Kxc2 Bf5+
  67. 67.Kd2 Be4
  68. 68.Ne2 Ke7
  69. 69.Ng3 Ke6
  70. 70.Kc3 Bf3
  71. 71.Kc2 Bg4
  72. 72.Kd2 Bf3
  73. 73.Kc2

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