Wesley So vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Tata Steel India Blitz · 2018 · English Opening · 1-0 in 54 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1-0
Event Tata Steel India Blitz
Site Kolkata IND
Round 8.3
Date 2018.11.13
Opening English Opening (A15)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/p7/1p3k1B/1P1N2p1/P4r2/8/3K4/8 b - - 7 54

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 b6
  3. 3.d4 Bb7
  4. 4.g3 g6
  5. 5.Bg2 Bg7
  6. 6.O-O O-O
  7. 7.d5 e6
  8. 8.Nc3 Re8
  9. 9.Nd4 exd5
  10. 10.cxd5 Na6
  11. 11.Rb1 Nc5
  12. 12.Bf4 Nce4
  13. 13.Nxe4 Nxe4
  14. 14.Nb5 d6
  15. 15.Qc2 Bxd5
  16. 16.Qxc7 Nf6
  17. 17.Qc2 Bxg2
  18. 18.Kxg2 Qd7
  19. 19.Qd3 Ne4
  20. 20.Qd5 Nf6
  21. 21.Qd3 Ne4
  22. 22.Qd5 Nc5
  23. 23.Nxd6 Rad8
  24. 24.Rbd1 Rxe2
  25. 25.Qf3 Qe6
  26. 26.b4 Na4
  27. 27.Nxf7 Rf8
  28. 28.Ng5 Qc4
  29. 29.Rd7 Nc3
  30. 30.Rc1 Bd4
  31. 31.Rxd4 Qxd4
  32. 32.Rxc3 Rxf2+
  33. 33.Qxf2 Qxc3
  34. 34.Qe2 Qc6+
  35. 35.Qe4 Rc8
  36. 36.Kf3 Qxe4+
  37. 37.Nxe4 Rc2
  38. 38.a4 Rxh2
  39. 39.b5 Ra2
  40. 40.Nc3 Ra3
  41. 41.Be5 Kf7
  42. 42.Kg4 Ke6
  43. 43.Bd4 h6
  44. 44.Kf4 Rb3
  45. 45.Ke4 g5
  46. 46.g4 Rb4
  47. 47.Kd3 Rb2
  48. 48.Bg7 Rg2
  49. 49.Bxh6 Rg3+
  50. 50.Kd2 Rxg4
  51. 51.Bg7 Rb4
  52. 52.Bf8 Rf4
  53. 53.Bh6 Kf6
  54. 54.Nd5+

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