Wesley So vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Superbet Rapid 2019 · English Opening · 1-0 in 73 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1-0
Event Superbet Rapid 2019
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 4.1
Date 2019.11.07
Opening English Opening (A22)
Moves 73
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/5p2/N2k4/1p3K2/1P6/8/8 b - - 2 73

All The Moves

  1. 1.c4 Nf6
  2. 2.Nc3 e5
  3. 3.g3 Bb4
  4. 4.e4 Bxc3
  5. 5.dxc3 d6
  6. 6.f3 a5
  7. 7.Nh3 O-O
  8. 8.Nf2 Be6
  9. 9.Bd3 Nbd7
  10. 10.Qe2 c6
  11. 11.O-O Re8
  12. 12.Rd1 Qc7
  13. 13.Bc2 h6
  14. 14.f4 b5
  15. 15.cxb5 cxb5
  16. 16.f5 Bc4
  17. 17.Qd2 b4
  18. 18.b3 Ba6
  19. 19.c4 Qa7
  20. 20.Qe3 Qc7
  21. 21.g4 Bb7
  22. 22.h4 d5
  23. 23.g5 hxg5
  24. 24.hxg5 Nxe4
  25. 25.Bxe4 dxe4
  26. 26.Qh3 e3
  27. 27.Bxe3 Rad8
  28. 28.f6 Qc6
  29. 29.Rd5 Nxf6
  30. 30.gxf6 Qxf6
  31. 31.Rxd8 Rxd8
  32. 32.Rf1 Qg6+
  33. 33.Kh2 Rd6
  34. 34.Rg1 Qc2
  35. 35.Qh4 Qf5
  36. 36.c5 Rf6
  37. 37.Rg5 Qe6
  38. 38.Rh5 Kf8
  39. 39.Bg5 Qd5
  40. 40.Rh8+ Ke7
  41. 41.Bxf6+ gxf6
  42. 42.Rg8 Qxc5
  43. 43.Rg4 Bd5
  44. 44.Rg1 Qc2
  45. 45.Rd1 Bf3
  46. 46.Rd3 e4
  47. 47.Re3 Qd2
  48. 48.Rxe4+ Bxe4
  49. 49.Qxe4+ Kf8
  50. 50.Qa8+ Ke7
  51. 51.Qe4+ Kf8
  52. 52.Qa8+ Ke7
  53. 53.Qa7+ Kf8
  54. 54.Qb8+ Kg7
  55. 55.Qg3+ Kf8
  56. 56.Kh3 Qxa2
  57. 57.Ne4 Qa1
  58. 58.Qd6+ Kg7
  59. 59.Ng3 Qe5
  60. 60.Qd3 Qe6+
  61. 61.Kh4 Qe1
  62. 62.Kg4 Qg1
  63. 63.Kf3 Qc5
  64. 64.Nf5+ Kg6
  65. 65.Ne3+ Kg7
  66. 66.Nf5+ Kg6
  67. 67.Nd6+ Kg7
  68. 68.Ne8+ Kf8
  69. 69.Qd6+ Qxd6
  70. 70.Nxd6 Ke7
  71. 71.Nc4 Ke6
  72. 72.Nxa5 Kd5
  73. 73.Kf4

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