Wesley So vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

FIDE Candidates 2018 · Catalan Opening · 1/2-1/2 in 41 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event FIDE Candidates 2018
Site Berlin GER
Round 11.4
Date 2018.03.23
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 41
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Final Position

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

8/p3kp2/6p1/3BP3/1p4KP/1P2P3/P7/4b3 b - - 4 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 Nf6
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nf3 d5
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 c6
  8. 8.Qxc4 b5
  9. 9.Qc2 Bb7
  10. 10.Nc3 Nbd7
  11. 11.Rd1 Qb6
  12. 12.Ne5 Rfd8
  13. 13.Be3 Nd5
  14. 14.Nxd5 cxd5
  15. 15.Rac1 Rac8
  16. 16.Qd3 b4
  17. 17.Rxc8 Bxc8
  18. 18.Qc2 Nxe5
  19. 19.dxe5 d4
  20. 20.Bxd4 Rxd4
  21. 21.Qxc8+ Rd8
  22. 22.Rxd8+ Qxd8
  23. 23.Qxd8+ Bxd8
  24. 24.b3 Bc7
  25. 25.f4 Bb6+
  26. 26.Kf1 Be3
  27. 27.h4 h5
  28. 28.Bh3 Kf8
  29. 29.Kg2 Ke7
  30. 30.Kf3 Bd2
  31. 31.e3 Be1
  32. 32.f5 exf5
  33. 33.Bxf5 g6
  34. 34.Bd3 Bc3
  35. 35.Kf4 Be1
  36. 36.Bc4 Bf2
  37. 37.Bd5 Be1
  38. 38.g4 hxg4
  39. 39.Kxg4 Bc3
  40. 40.Kf4 Be1
  41. 41.Kg4

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