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Friday, September 11, 2020

Wesley So (2810) vs. P Harikrishna (0): King Indian Attack, Reti, Zukertort (A05)

Wesley So vs. P Harikrishna
(USA, 2810) 1 - 0 (Unknown, 0)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 79th Tata Steel Group A, 2017.01.19, King Indian Attack, Reti, Zukertort (A05)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is King Indian Attack, Reti, Zukertort (ECO: A05), established by the moves 1.Nf3 Nf6. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So with white, however it is the second most frequently played parent class opening when he was black (used in more than 11% of his games).

Endgame
This game has reached endgame with 12 pieces left.

Thursday, September 10, 2020

Loek Van Wely (2695) vs. Wesley So (2808): Barcza Opening, Reti (A07)

Loek Van Wely vs. Wesley So
(Netherlands, 2695) 0 - 1 (USA, 2808)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 79th Tata Steel Group A, 2017.01.17, Barcza Opening, Reti (A07)

White resigned • Black is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Barcza Opening, Reti (ECO: A07), established by the moves 1.Nf3 d5 2.g3. This opening was very rarely played by Loek Van Wely with white, however it is the third most frequently played parent class opening when he was black (used in more than 9% of his games). The A07 is the second most frequently played parent class opening by Wesley So, used in more than 11% of his games.

Endgame
This game has reached endgame with 10 pieces left.

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Wesley So (2808) vs. Zurab Javakhadze (2468): Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (B75)

Wesley So vs. Zurab Javakhadze
(USA, 2808) 1 - 0 (Georgia, 2468)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: PRO League Pacific, 2017.01.11, Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (B75)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack (ECO: B75), established by the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. The B75 is the most frequently played parent class opening by Zurab Javakhadze, used in more than 20% of his games.

Endgame
This game has reached endgame with 8 pieces left.

Tuesday, September 8, 2020

Wesley So (2808) vs. Conrad Holt (2567): Boleslavsky Variation, French (C11)

Wesley So vs. Conrad Holt
(USA, 2808) 1 - 0 (USA, 2567)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: PRO League Pacific, 2017.01.11, Boleslavsky Variation, French (C11)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Boleslavsky Variation, French (ECO: C11), established by the moves 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5 Nfd7 5.f4 c5 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.Be3. This is the forth most frequently played parent class opening by Wesley So, used in more than 7% of his games. The opening C11 was very rarely played by Conrad Holt with black.

Endgame
This game has not reached the endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 27 with 11 pieces left on the board).

Monday, September 7, 2020

Wesley So (2794) vs. Michael Adams (2748): Catalan, Closed, with Nf3 (E06)

Wesley So vs. Michael Adams
(USA, 2794) 1 - 0 (England, 2748)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 8th London Classic, 2016.12.10, Catalan, Closed, with Nf3 (E06)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Catalan, Closed, with Nf3 (ECO: E06), established by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.g3 d5 4.Bg2 Be7. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. Also Michael Adams played the E06 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has not reached the endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 39 with 19 pieces left on the board).

Sunday, September 6, 2020

Hikaru Nakamura (2779) vs. Wesley So (2794): Exchange Variation, Grunfeld (D85)

Hikaru Nakamura vs. Wesley So
(USA, 2779) 0 - 1 (USA, 2794)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 8th London Classic, 2016.12.09, Exchange Variation, Grunfeld (D85)

White resigned • Black is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Exchange Variation, Grunfeld (ECO: D85), established by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.e4 Nxc3 6.bxc3. This opening was very rarely played by Hikaru Nakamura. Also Wesley So played the D85 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has not reached the endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 34 with 16 pieces left on the board).