Wesley So vs Ian Nepomniachtchi

Superbet Classic 2022 · Catalan Opening · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Wesley So
Black Ian Nepomniachtchi
Result 1-0
Event Superbet Classic 2022
Site Bucharest ROU
Round 4.1
Date 2022.05.08
Opening Catalan Opening (E06)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6k1/5B2/6qp/4P3/3b4/6P1/4QPK1/8 b - - 0 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.Nf3 d5
  2. 2.d4 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.g3 Be7
  5. 5.Bg2 O-O
  6. 6.O-O dxc4
  7. 7.Qc2 b5
  8. 8.a4 Bb7
  9. 9.axb5 a6
  10. 10.bxa6 Nxa6
  11. 11.Qxc4 Bd5
  12. 12.Qc3 c5
  13. 13.Be3 Ne4
  14. 14.Qe1 Nb4
  15. 15.Rxa8 Qxa8
  16. 16.Nc3 Nxc3
  17. 17.bxc3 Nc2
  18. 18.Qd2 Nxe3
  19. 19.Qxe3 cxd4
  20. 20.cxd4 Rd8
  21. 21.Qf4 h6
  22. 22.e3 Bd6
  23. 23.Qh4 Bb4
  24. 24.Qg4 Bxf3
  25. 25.Bxf3 Qa5
  26. 26.Rb1 Bd6
  27. 27.h4 Rb8
  28. 28.Rxb8+ Bxb8
  29. 29.d5 Qa1+
  30. 30.Kg2 Qe5
  31. 31.Qc4 Bd6
  32. 32.dxe6 Qxe6
  33. 33.Bd5 Qd7
  34. 34.h5 Qf5
  35. 35.Qc6 Bf8
  36. 36.Bf3 Qe6
  37. 37.Qa8 Qe5
  38. 38.Bg4 Qf6
  39. 39.Bd1 Qf5
  40. 40.Qb7 Qe5
  41. 41.Be2 Qf5
  42. 42.Bf3 Qe5
  43. 43.Bg4 Qg5
  44. 44.Qf3 g6
  45. 45.hxg6 Qxg6
  46. 46.Bf5 Qf6
  47. 47.Qd5 Qd6
  48. 48.Qc4 Qb4
  49. 49.Qe2 Qb7+
  50. 50.Kh2 Bg7
  51. 51.Bd3 Qd5
  52. 52.Bc4 Qe4
  53. 53.Bb3 Qf5
  54. 54.e4 Qf6
  55. 55.Kg2 Qb6
  56. 56.Bd5 Bd4
  57. 57.e5 Qg6
  58. 58.Bxf7+

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