Wesley So vs Shakhriyar Mamedyarov

Meltwater Tour Final 2021 · Sicilian, Sveshnikov · 1/2-1/2 in 56 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Meltwater Tour Final 2021
Site chess24.com INT
Round 1.3
Date 2021.09.25
Opening Sicilian, Sveshnikov (B33)
Moves 56
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Final Position

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

8/8/8/k7/8/2K5/8/8 w - - 0 57

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.d4 cxd4
  4. 4.Nxd4 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 Nc6
  6. 6.Ndb5 d6
  7. 7.Bf4 e5
  8. 8.Bg5 a6
  9. 9.Na3 b5
  10. 10.Nd5 Be7
  11. 11.Bxf6 Bxf6
  12. 12.c3 Rb8
  13. 13.Nc2 Bg5
  14. 14.a3 O-O
  15. 15.h4 Bh6
  16. 16.g4 Bf4
  17. 17.Qf3 Be6
  18. 18.Nxf4 Qf6
  19. 19.g5 Qxf4
  20. 20.Qxf4 exf4
  21. 21.Nb4 Nxb4
  22. 22.axb4 d5
  23. 23.Bg2 dxe4
  24. 24.Bxe4 Rb6
  25. 25.O-O-O g6
  26. 26.Rd4 f6
  27. 27.Rhd1 fxg5
  28. 28.hxg5 Bb3
  29. 29.Rd6 Rxd6
  30. 30.Rxd6 Re8
  31. 31.f3 Re5
  32. 32.Rd8+ Kg7
  33. 33.Rd7+ Bf7
  34. 34.b3 Kf8
  35. 35.c4 bxc4
  36. 36.bxc4 Bxc4
  37. 37.Rxh7 Rxg5
  38. 38.Kd2 Rg3
  39. 39.Rc7 Bb5
  40. 40.Bd5 g5
  41. 41.Rf7+ Ke8
  42. 42.Rg7 Bf1
  43. 43.Kc3 Bg2
  44. 44.Kd4 Bxf3
  45. 45.Bxf3 Rxf3
  46. 46.Rxg5 Rb3
  47. 47.Kc4 Ra3
  48. 48.Rf5 f3
  49. 49.Kd5 Ke7
  50. 50.Ke4 Ke6
  51. 51.Rxf3 Rxf3
  52. 52.Kxf3 Kd5
  53. 53.Ke3 Kc4
  54. 54.Kd2 a5
  55. 55.bxa5 Kb5
  56. 56.Kc3 Kxa5

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