Karjakin, Sergey (2788) vs So, Wesley (2658): B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation

Sergey Karjakin vs. Wesley So
(Russia, 2788) 1 - 0 (USA, 2658)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: FIDE World Cup, 2011.09.02, Short Variation, Caro-Kann (B12)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Short Variation, Caro-Kann (ECO: B12), established by the moves 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.e5 Bf5 4.Nf3. This is the forth most frequently played parent class opening by Sergey Karjakin, used in more than 6% of his games. The opening B12 was very rarely played by Wesley So with black.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 23 with 13 pieces left on the board).