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Monday, October 31, 2016

So, Wesley (2684) vs Palmqvist, Fredrik (2050): B29 Sicilian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation, Advance Variation

Wesley So vs. Fredrik Palmqvist
(USA, 2684) 1 - 0 (Sweden, 2050)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: Reykjavik Open, 2013.02.19, Advance Variation, Sicilian (B29)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Advance Variation, Sicilian (ECO: B29), established by the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.e5. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. Also Fredrik Palmqvist played the B29 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has reached the endgame with 11 pieces left.

Sunday, October 30, 2016

So, Wesley (2682) vs Gundavaa, Bayarsaikhan (2522): E32 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation

Wesley So vs. Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa
(USA, 2682) 1 - 0 (Mongolia, 2522)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: Asian Zone 3.3, 2013.01.25, Classical Variation, Nimzo-Indian (E32)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Classical Variation, Nimzo-Indian (ECO: E32), established by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So with white, however it is the sixth most frequently played parent class opening when he was black (used in more than 6% of his games). The E32 is the forth most frequently played parent class opening by Bayarsaikhan Gundavaa, used in more than 8% of his games.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 25 with 15 pieces left on the board).

Saturday, October 29, 2016

So, Wesley (2682) vs Tolentino, Rustum (2364): D31 Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek (Petrosian) Variation

Wesley So vs. Rustum Tolentino
(USA, 2682) 1 - 0 (Philippines, 2364)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: Asian Zone 3.3, 2013.01.22, Alatortsev, Petrosian, Charousek Var, QGD (D31)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Alatortsev, Petrosian, Charousek Var, QGD (ECO: D31), established by the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Be7. This is the third most frequently played parent class opening by Wesley So, used in more than 8% of his games. The opening D31 was very rarely played by Rustum Tolentino with black.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 51 with 21 pieces left on the board).

Friday, October 28, 2016

Steingrimsson, Hedinn (2560) vs So, Wesley (2682): E36 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical Variation, Noa Variation

Hedinn Steingrimsson vs. Wesley So
(Iceland, 2560) 0 - 1 (USA, 2682)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: Pan-Am Intercollegiate, 2012.12.29, Nimzo-Indian, Classical (E36)

White resigned • Black is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Nimzo-Indian, Classical (ECO: E36), established by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.a3. This opening was very rarely played by Hedinn Steingrimsson. Also Wesley So played the E36 opening very rarely.

Endgame
There were a total of 12 moves in the endgame which computer have analysed using endgame tablebases. The two players did not make a decisive mistake in any of those moves (decisive mistakes are such that would lose a winning/drawing game, or draw a winning one).

Thursday, October 27, 2016

So, Wesley (0) vs Gelashvili, Tamaz (2560): B12 Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation, Short Variation

Wesley So vs. Tamaz Gelashvili
(USA, 2782) 1 - 0 (Georgia, 2560)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: Las Vegas USA, National Open, 2013.06.09, 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 opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. The B12 opening was very rarely played by Tamaz Gelashvili with black, however it is the fifth most frequently played parent class opening when he was white (used in more than 3% of his games).

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 37 with 15 pieces left on the board).

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

Kekelidze, Mikheil (2503) vs So, Wesley (2782): D80 Gruenfeld Defense: Stockholm Variation

Mikheil Kekelidze vs. Wesley So
(Georgia, 2503) 0 - 1 (USA, 2782)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: Las Vegas USA, National Open, 2013.06.08, Stockholm Variation, Grunfeld (D80)

White resigned • Black is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Stockholm Variation, Grunfeld (ECO: D80), established by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Bg5. This opening was very rarely played by Mikheil Kekelidze. Also Wesley So played the D80 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 37 with 19 pieces left on the board).

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

So, Wesley (2678) vs Brooks, Michael A (2430): E35 Nimzo-Indian Defense: Classical, Noa Variation

Wesley So vs. Michael A Brooks
(USA, 2678) 1 - 0 (USA, 2430)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 3rd Thanksgiving Open, 2012.11.24, Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation (E35)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation (ECO: E35), established by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.Qc2 d5 5.cxd5 exd5. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. Also Michael A Brooks played the E35 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 55 with 21 pieces left on the board).

Monday, October 24, 2016

So, Wesley (2677) vs Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime (2705): D81 Gruenfeld Defense: Russian Variation, Accelerated Variation

Wesley So vs. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
(USA, 2677) 0 - 1 (France, 2705)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 6th SPICE Cup GM, 2012.10.20, Accelerated Russian Variation, Grunfeld (D81)

White resigned • Black is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Accelerated Russian Variation, Grunfeld (ECO: D81), established by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Qb3. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. Also Maxime Vachier-Lagrave played the D81 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 24 with 10 pieces left on the board).

Sunday, October 23, 2016

So, Wesley (2677) vs Meier, Georg (2646): C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation

Wesley So vs. Georg Meier
(USA, 2677) 1 - 0 (Germany, 2646)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 6th SPICE Cup GM, 2012.10.15, 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 Georg Meier 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).

Saturday, October 22, 2016

Naroditsky, Daniel (2486) vs So, Wesley (2650): B19 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical Variation, Lobron System

Daniel Naroditsky vs. Wesley So
(USA, 2486) 0 - 1 (USA, 2650)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: COQ Invitational, 2012.07.22, Caro-Kann, Classical (B19)

White resigned • Black is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Caro-Kann, Classical (ECO: B19), established by the moves 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3. This opening was very rarely played by Daniel Naroditsky. Also Wesley So played the B19 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 22 with 12 pieces left on the board).

Friday, October 21, 2016

So, Wesley (2650) vs Jiang, Louie (2337): B28 Sicilian Defense: O'Kelly Variation, Yerevan System

Wesley So vs. Louie Jiang
(USA, 2650) 1 - 0 (Canada, 2337)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: COQ Invitational, 2012.07.21, Yerevan System, OKelly Sicilian (B28)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Yerevan System, OKelly Sicilian (ECO: B28), established by the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 a6 3.Nc3. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. The B28 is the most frequently played parent class opening by Louie Jiang, used in more than 46% of his games.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 62 with 24 pieces left on the board).

Thursday, October 20, 2016

Meskovs, Nikita (2476) vs So, Wesley (2782): D91 Gruenfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Petrosian System

Nikita Meskovs vs. Wesley So
(Latvia, 2476) 0 - 1 (USA, 2782)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 27th Summer Universiade, 2013.07.09, Petrosian System, Grunfeld (D91)

White resigned • Black is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Petrosian System, Grunfeld (ECO: D91), established by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Bg5. This opening was very rarely played by Nikita Meskovs. Also Wesley So played the D91 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has reached the endgame with 10 pieces left.

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

So, Wesley (2782) vs Fernandez, Daniel (2436): D10 Slav Defense #2

Wesley So vs. Daniel Fernandez

(USA, 2782) 1 - 0 (USA, 2436)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: Chicago Open, 2013.05.24, Slav Defense, Czech Defense, QGD (D10)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Slav Defense, Czech Defense, QGD (ECO: D10), established by the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6. This is the third most frequently played parent class opening by Wesley So, used in more than 8% of his games. The D10 is the fifth most frequently played parent class opening by Daniel Fernandez, used in more than 6% of his games.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 60 with 24 pieces left on the board).

Tuesday, October 18, 2016

Langer, Michael (2237) vs So, Wesley (2701): B94 Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation

Michael Langer vs. Wesley So
(USA, 2237) 0 - 1 (USA, 2701)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: Calgary International Chess, 2013.05.14, Sicilian, Najdorf (B94)

White resigned • Black is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Sicilian, Najdorf (ECO: B94), established by the moves 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5. This opening was very rarely played by Michael Langer. Also Wesley So played the B94 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 50 with 18 pieces left on the board).

Monday, October 17, 2016

So, Wesley (2701) vs Mikhalevski, Victor (2551): D90 Gruenfeld Defense: Flohr Variation

Wesley So vs. Victor Mikhalevski
(USA, 2701) 1 - 0 (Israel, 2551)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: Calgary International Chess, 2013.05.15, Flohr Variation, Grunfeld (D90)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Flohr Variation, Grunfeld (ECO: D90), established by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 d5 4.Nf3 Bg7 5.Qa4+. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. Also Victor Mikhalevski played the D90 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 27 with 13 pieces left on the board).

Sunday, October 16, 2016

Rajapaksha, Rmcm (2148) vs So, Wesley (2516)" E12 Queen's Indian Defense: Kasparov-Petrosian Variation, Kasparov Attack

Rmcm Rajapaksha vs. Wesley So
(Unknown, 2148) 0 - 1 (USA, 2516)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 12th WY Ol U16, 2007.08.06, Petrosian Variation, QID (E12)

White resigned • Black is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Petrosian Variation, QID (ECO: E12), established by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.a3. The E12 is the fifth most frequently played parent class opening by Wesley So, used in more than 7% of his games.

Endgame
This game has reached the endgame with 7 pieces left.

Saturday, October 15, 2016

So, Wesley (2577) vs Le, Kieu Thien Kim (2286): C42 Russian Game: Classical Attack, Chigorin Variation, Browne Attack

Wesley So vs. Kieu Thien Kim Le
(USA, 2577) 1 - 0 (Vietnam, 2286)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 1st Dragon Capital Vietnam Open, 2008.08.27, Mason-Showalter Variation, Petroff (C42)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Mason-Showalter Variation, Petroff (ECO: C42), established by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 d6 4.Nf3 Nxe4 5.d4 d5 6.Bd3 Nc6. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. The C42 is the forth most frequently played parent class opening by Kieu Thien Kim Le, used in more than 13% of her games.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 31 with 13 pieces left on the board).

Friday, October 14, 2016

So, Wesley (2627) vs Gomez, Joh (2539): C03 French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Morozevich Variation

Wesley So vs. Joh Gomez
(USA, 2627) 1 - 0 (Unknown, 2539)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: Battle of the GMs, 2009.03.25, Morozevich Variation, French (C03)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Morozevich Variation, French (ECO: C03), established by the moves 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7. This is the forth most frequently played parent class opening by Wesley So, used in more than 7% of his games.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 38 with 20 pieces left on the board).

Thursday, October 13, 2016

So, Wesley (2411) vs Prusikin, Michael (2560): C14 French Defense: Classical Variation, Steinitz Variation

Wesley So vs. Michael Prusikin
(USA, 2411) 1 - 0 (Germany, 2560)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 10th OIBM, 2006.11.08, Steinitz Variation, French (C14)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Steinitz Variation, French (ECO: C14), established by the moves 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Be7 5.e5 Nfd7 6.Bxe7 Qxe7 7.f4. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. Also Michael Prusikin played the C14 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 50 with 18 pieces left on the board).

Wednesday, October 12, 2016

So, Wesley (2540) vs Megaranto, Susanto (2561): B19 Caro-Kann Defense: Classical, Spassky Variation

Wesley So vs. Susanto Megaranto
(USA, 2540) 1 - 0 (Indonesia, 2561)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: JAPFA Chess Festival Match, 2008.04.17, Caro-Kann, Classical (B19)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Caro-Kann, Classical (ECO: B19), established by the moves 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Bf5 5.Ng3 Bg6 6.h4 h6 7.Nf3. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. Also Susanto Megaranto played the B19 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 43 with 19 pieces left on the board).

Tuesday, October 11, 2016

So, Wesley (2760) vs Ding, Liren (2782): E98 King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Classical System, Kozul Gambit

Wesley So vs. Liren Ding
(USA, 2760) 1 - 0 (China, 2782)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: Bilbao Final Masters, 2015.10.26, Kozul Gambit, KID (E98)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Kozul Gambit, KID (ECO: E98), established by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.Nf3 O-O 6.Be2 e5 7.O-O Nc6 8.d5 Ne7 9.Ne1 Nd7 10.Be3 f5. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. Also Liren Ding played the E98 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 24 with 12 pieces left on the board).

Monday, October 10, 2016

So, Wesley (2782) vs Giri, Anish (2755): D10 Slav Defense #2

Wesley So vs. Anish Giri
(USA, 2782) 1 - 0 (Netherlands, 2755)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 8th Grand Slam Masters Final, 2015.11.01, Slav Defense, Czech Defense, QGD (D10)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Slav Defense, Czech Defense, QGD (ECO: D10), established by the moves 1.d4 d5 2.c4 c6. This is the third most frequently played parent class opening by Wesley So, used in more than 8% of his games. The D10 is the forth most frequently played parent class opening by Anish Giri, used in more than 11% of his games.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 24 with 14 pieces left on the board).

Sunday, October 9, 2016

So, Wesley (2779) vs Sadorra, Julio Catalino (2501): C11 French Defense: Steinitz Variation, Boleslavsky Variation

Wesley So vs. Julio Catalino Sadorra
(USA, 2779) 0 - 1 (Philippines, 2501)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: US Chess League, 2015.10.20, Boleslavsky Variation, French (C11)

White resigned • Black 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 Julio Catalino Sadorra with black.

Endgame
This game has reached the endgame with 7 pieces left.

Saturday, October 8, 2016

So, Wesley (2773) vs Akobian, Varuzhan (2615): C10 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Kasparov Attack

Wesley So vs. Varuzhan Akobian
(USA, 2773) 1 - 0 (USA, 2615)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: The USA Championship, 2016.04.18, Blackburne Defense, French (C10)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Blackburne Defense, French (ECO: C10), established by the moves 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 dxe4 4.Nxe4 Nd7. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. The C10 is the most frequently played parent class opening by Varuzhan Akobian, used in more than 26% of his games.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 52 with 18 pieces left on the board).

Friday, October 7, 2016

Kramnik, Vladimir (2812) vs So, Wesley (2770): A07 King's Indian Attack: Double Fianchetto

Vladimir Kramnik vs. Wesley So
(Russia, 2812) 1 - 0 (USA, 2770)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: Grand Chess Tour, 2016.06.11, Barcza Opening, Reti (A07)

Black resigned • White 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 is the most frequently played parent class opening by Vladimir Kramnik, used in more than 36% 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 not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 29 with 15 pieces left on the board).

Thursday, October 6, 2016

So, Wesley (2770) vs Kramnik, Vladimir (2812): C67 Ruy Lopez: Berlin Defense, Rio Gambit Accepted

Wesley So vs. Vladimir Kramnik
(USA, 2770) 1 - 0 (Russia, 2812)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: GCT Blitz Paris, 2016.06.12, Rio Gambit Accepted, Ruy Lopez (C67)

Checkmate • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Rio Gambit Accepted, Ruy Lopez (ECO: C67), established by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 Nf6 4.O-O Nxe4. This is the second most frequently played parent class opening by Wesley So, used in more than 11% of his games. The C67 is the forth most frequently played parent class opening by Vladimir Kramnik, used in more than 8% of his games.

Endgame
This game has reached the endgame with 16 pieces left.

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Topalov, Veselin (2761) vs So, Wesley (2770): A10 English Opening: Adorjan Defense

Veselin Topalov vs. Wesley So
(Unknown, 2761) 0 - 1 (USA, 2770)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: GCT Rapid YourNextMove, 2016.06.18, Adorjan System, English (A10)

White resigned • Black is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Adorjan System, English (ECO: A10), established by the moves 1.c4 g6 2.e4 e5. The opening A10 was very rarely played by Wesley So with black.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 49 with 19 pieces left on the board).

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Topalov, Veselin (2761) vs So, Wesley (2770): C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo

Veselin Topalov vs. Wesley So
(Unknown, 2761) 0 - 1 (USA, 2770)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: GCT Blitz YourNextMove, 2016.06.20, Giuoco Pianissimo (C53)

White resigned • Black is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Giuoco Pianissimo (ECO: C53), established by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d3. The opening C53 was very rarely played by Wesley So with black.

Endgame
This game has reached the endgame with 11 pieces left.

Monday, October 3, 2016

So, Wesley (2770) vs Giri, Anish (2785): C50 Giuoco Piano

Wesley So vs. Anish Giri
(USA, 2770) 1 - 0 (Netherlands, 2785)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 9th Masters Final, 2016.07.21, Giuoco Piano, Italian Opening (C50)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Giuoco Piano, Italian Opening (ECO: C50), established by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. Also Anish Giri played the C50 opening very rarely.

Endgame
This game has reached the endgame with 10 pieces left.


Sunday, October 2, 2016

So, Wesley (2771) vs Topalov, Veselin (2761): A20 English Opening: King's English Variation

Wesley So vs. Veselin Topalov
(USA, 2771) 1 - 0 (Unknown, 2761)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 4th Sinquefield Cup, 2016.08.11, King English (A20)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is King English (ECO: A20), established by the moves 1.c4 e5. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 54 with 20 pieces left on the board).

Saturday, October 1, 2016

So, Wesley (2610) vs Alsharfi, S S (2136): C24 Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense

Wesley So vs. S S Alsharfi
(USA, 2610) 1 - 0 (Yemen, 2136)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: 1st Asian Clubs, 2008.12.25, Berlin Defense, Bishop (C24)

Checkmate • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Berlin Defense, Bishop (ECO: C24), established by the moves 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6. This is the fifth most frequently played parent class opening by Wesley So, used in more than 7% of his games. The C24 is the most frequently played parent class opening by S S Alsharfi, used in more than 20% of his games.

Endgame
This game has not reached endgame (the material valuation at the last move is 53 with 19 pieces left on the board).