December 10, 2017

Wesley So vs Sergey Karjakin
10 December 2017
9th London Classic
Catalan, Closed, 7.Qc2 c6 8.Bf4 b6

Result: 1/2 - 1/2

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 Be7 5. Nf3 d5 6. Bg2 O-O 7. O-O Nbd7
8. Qc2 c6 9. Bf4 b6 10. cxd5 cxd5 11. Rc1 Bb7 12. Qb3 Rc8 13. Rxc8 Qxc8 14.
Nc3 Nh5 15. Bg5 Bxg5 16. Nxg5 Nhf6 17. e3 Qb8 18. Bf1 Rc8 19. a4 h6 20. Nf3
Ne4 21. a5 Bc6 22. axb6 Nxc3 23. Qxc3 Nxb6 24. Qa3 Rc7 25. Ne5 Be8 26. Qb4
Nd7 27. Qxb8 Nxb8 28. Nd3 Rb7 29. Ra2 Nc6 30. Nc5 Rb6 31. b3 Kf8 32. Ba6
Nb4 33. Ra3 Nxa6 34. Nxa6 Bb5 35. Nc5 a6 36. f4 Ke7 37. Kf2 f6 38. g4 Rc6
39. Ra2 g5 40. Rc2 Rc8 41. Kg3 gxf4+ 42. exf4 e5 43. fxe5 fxe5 44. dxe5 d4
45. Rc1 Rd8 46. Nb7 Rd5 47. Rc5 Ke6 48. Kf4 d3 49. Rxd5 Kxd5 50. Ke3 Kxe5
51. h4 d2 52. Kxd2 Kf4 53. g5 hxg5 54. hxg5 Kxg5 55. Nc5 Kf6 56. Nxa6 Ke5
1/2-1/2