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).