Fabiano Caruana vs. Wesley So
Date: August 4, 2026
Round: 8
White: Fabiano Caruana
Black: Wesley So
Result: Player Two Won
SF 18
Game Notation (PGN)
[Event "2026 Gct Saint Louis Rapid Blitz"] [TournamentID "07312026"] [TimeControlType "rapid"] [Site "Saint Louis, USA"] [Date "2026.08.04"] [Round "8.4"] [White "Caruana, Fabiano"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "0-1"] [TimeControl "1500+10"] [WhiteFideId "2020009"] [BlackFideId "5202213"] [WhiteElo "2701"] [BlackElo "2700"] [WhiteTitle "GM"] [BlackTitle "GM"] [Variant "Standard"] 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. f3 c5 5. d5 b5 6. e4 d6 7. Bd2 Bxc3 8. Bxc3 b4 9. Bd2 O-O 10. Ne2 exd5 11. cxd5 Nh5 12. Qb3 f5 13. exf5 Nd7 14. g4 Ne5 15. gxh5 c4 16. Qe3 Nd3+ 17. Kd1 Nxb2+ 18. Kc2 c3 19. Nd4 Qf6 20. Bc1 Bd7 21. Bxb2 Rfe8 22. Qf2 Ba4+ 23. Kb1 Re1+ 24. Bc1 Rae8 25. Bb5 Rxh1 26. Bxa4 Ree1 27. Kc2 Rhf1 28. Qxf1 Rxf1 29. Kd3 c2 30. Bxc2 Rxf3+ 31. Nxf3 Qc3+ 32. Ke2 Qxa1 33. Kd1 Qxa2 34. Nd2 a5 35. Bb3 Qa1 36. h6 a4 37. Bc2 b3 38. Nxb3 axb3 39. Bxb3 Qc3 40. Bc2 Qf3+ 41. Kd2 Qf4+ 42. Kd1 Qg4+ 43. Kd2 Qg5+ 44. Kd1 Qh5+ 45. Ke1 Qxh2 46. Bd2 gxh6 47. Bd3 h5 0-1