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Thursday, July 6, 2017

Wesley So (2822) vs. Joachim Birger Nilsen (2414): Mason-Showalter Variation, Petroff (C42)

Wesley So vs. Joachim Birger Nilsen
(USA, 2822) 1 - 0 (Norway, 2414)
[This is the ELO rating at the time the game was played]
Event: PRO League KO Stage, 2017.03.26, 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. Also Joachim Birger Nilsen played the C42 opening very rarely.

Endgame
Analysis is not available - this game has reached endgame but currently we only analyse endgames with less than 6 pieces left, while in the current one there are 11 pieces left.

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