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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).

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