Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin

6th Norway Chess 2018 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 58 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event 6th Norway Chess 2018
Site Stavanger NOR
Round 1.4
Date 2018.05.28
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 58
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Final Position

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

k7/8/8/8/8/8/4K3/8 w - - 0 59

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4+
  5. 5.Bd2 Be7
  6. 6.Bg2 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.b4 c6
  9. 9.a4 Bd6
  10. 10.Qc2 e5
  11. 11.cxd5 cxd5
  12. 12.dxe5 Nxe5
  13. 13.Bc3 Re8
  14. 14.Nbd2 Nxf3+
  15. 15.Bxf3 Bh3
  16. 16.Rfc1 Qe7
  17. 17.Qb2 Rad8
  18. 18.b5 Ne4
  19. 19.Nxe4 dxe4
  20. 20.Bg2 Bxg2
  21. 21.Kxg2 f6
  22. 22.Bd4 Qe6
  23. 23.Qa2 Bb8
  24. 24.Qxe6+ Rxe6
  25. 25.e3 Kf7
  26. 26.Ra2 b6
  27. 27.Rac2 h5
  28. 28.h3 Rh8
  29. 29.Kf1 Rd8
  30. 30.Ke2 Re7
  31. 31.Rc6 Re6
  32. 32.R6c4 Re7
  33. 33.Bc3 Ree8
  34. 34.Bb4 Rd7
  35. 35.R1c2 f5
  36. 36.Rc1 Be5
  37. 37.g4 hxg4
  38. 38.hxg4 g6
  39. 39.Rg1 Red8
  40. 40.Rc6 Rc7
  41. 41.Rxc7+ Bxc7
  42. 42.Rh1 Rd7
  43. 43.gxf5 gxf5
  44. 44.Rh6 Be5
  45. 45.f3 exf3+
  46. 46.Kxf3 Rd3
  47. 47.Ke2 Rb3
  48. 48.Bd6 Bxd6
  49. 49.Rxd6 Rb4
  50. 50.Rd7+ Ke6
  51. 51.Rxa7 f4
  52. 52.Ra6 Kd5
  53. 53.exf4 Rxf4
  54. 54.Rxb6 Rxa4
  55. 55.Ra6 Rxa6
  56. 56.bxa6 Kc6
  57. 57.a7 Kb7
  58. 58.a8=R Kxa8

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