Cross Column background

Cross Column background

Sunday, July 16, 2017

Wesley So (2771) vs. Veselin Topalov (2761): King English (A20)

Wesley So vs. Veselin Topalov
(USA, 2771) 1 - 0 (Bulgaria, 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. The A20 is the fifth most frequently played parent class opening by Veselin Topalov, used in more than 5% of his games.

Endgame

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

No comments:

Post a Comment