Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin

Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Sicilian, Najdorf · 1/2-1/2 in 35 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Sergey Karjakin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019
Site Abidjan CIV
Round 4.2
Date 2019.05.11
Opening Sicilian, Najdorf (B90)
Moves 35
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Final Position

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

r5k1/r3pp1p/3p2p1/p2P1b2/8/1PN2P2/2PR1KPP/R7 b - - 13 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 d6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 a6
  6. 6.Bd3 Nbd7
  7. 7.O-O g6
  8. 8.Be3 Bg7
  9. 9.f3 O-O
  10. 10.Qd2 Ne5
  11. 11.Rfd1 Bd7
  12. 12.a4 Rc8
  13. 13.a5 Qc7
  14. 14.Bf1 Nc4
  15. 15.Bxc4 Qxc4
  16. 16.Nde2 Rfe8
  17. 17.Bd4 Qc7
  18. 18.Kh1 Qb8
  19. 19.Nd5 Nxd5
  20. 20.exd5 Qc7
  21. 21.Bxg7 Kxg7
  22. 22.Rac1 Kg8
  23. 23.Re1 b6
  24. 24.axb6 Qxb6
  25. 25.b3 Rc5
  26. 26.Ng3 Qa5
  27. 27.Rcd1 Qxd2
  28. 28.Rxd2 a5
  29. 29.Ne4 Rc7
  30. 30.Ra1 Ra8
  31. 31.Kg1 Bf5
  32. 32.Kf2 Rca7
  33. 33.Nc3 Rc7
  34. 34.Ne4 Rca7
  35. 35.Nc3

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