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Thursday, July 13, 2017

Wesley So (2794) vs. Alan B Merry (2388): Saemisch Variation, KID (E80)

Wesley So vs. Alan B Merry
(USA, 2794) 1 - 0 (England, 2388)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: Chess. com IoM Masters, 2016.10.03, Saemisch Variation, KID (E80)

Black resigned • White is victorious

Opening
The opening played in this game is Saemisch Variation, KID (ECO: E80), established by the moves 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nc3 Bg7 4.e4 d6 5.f3. This opening was very rarely played by Wesley So. Also Alan B Merry played the E80 opening very rarely.

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

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