Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin

Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 33 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1-0
Event Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019
Site Riga LAT
Round 2.7
Date 2019.07.17
Opening English Opening (A29)
Moves 33
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

5B2/2k4p/1p1r4/pB1P4/2R5/1P2P1P1/2q2P1P/6K1 b - - 6 33

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.Nf3 Nc6
  4. 4.g3 Bb4
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.Nd5 Bc5
  7. 7.O-O d6
  8. 8.e3 Re8
  9. 9.d4 Bg4
  10. 10.dxc5 e4
  11. 11.Nc3 Ne5
  12. 12.Nxe5 Bxd1
  13. 13.Nxf7 Qe7
  14. 14.Nxd6 cxd6
  15. 15.cxd6 Qxd6
  16. 16.Rxd1 Qe5
  17. 17.Bd2 Rad8
  18. 18.Be1 b6
  19. 19.b3 Rd3
  20. 20.Rxd3 exd3
  21. 21.Rd1 Rd8
  22. 22.Bf1 Qf5
  23. 23.Nd5 Nxd5
  24. 24.Rxd3 Kf8
  25. 25.cxd5 a5
  26. 26.Rd4 Qb1
  27. 27.Bc3 Qxa2
  28. 28.Bc4 Qc2
  29. 29.Rf4+ Ke7
  30. 30.Bxg7 Rd6
  31. 31.Bf8+ Kd7
  32. 32.Bb5+ Kc7
  33. 33.Rc4+

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