
[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.14"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "A20"]
[Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation"]
[PlyCount "113"]
1.c4 e5 2.g3 d5 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.d3 Qd8 7.O-O Bd6 8.a3 O-O 9.Nbd2 a5 10.b3 Re8 11.Bb2 Bf5 12.Rc1 Qd7 13.Ng5 h6 14.Nge4 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Bh3 16.Rc4 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 f5 18.Nc5 Bxc5 19.Rxc5 b6 20.Rc4 Nd4 21.e3 Ne6 22.e4 Nc5 23.d4 Nxe4 24.f3 Ng5 25.dxe5 Qxd1 26.Rxd1 Rad8 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Bc1 Ne6 29.b4 axb4 30.axb4 Kf7 31.Kf2 Rd4 32.Rxd4 Nxd4 33.Bb2 Ne6 34.Ke3 Ke7 35.b5 Kd7 36.Kd3 c6 37.Kc4 Nc7 38.bxc6+ Kxc6 39.f4 g6 40.Ba3 b5+ 41.Kb4 h5 42.h4 Nd5+ 43.Ka5 Nc3 44.Bb4 Ne4 45.Be1 Kc5 46.Bb4+ Kd5 47.Be1 Kc6 48.Kb4 Nc5 49.Ka5 Nb3+ 50.Kb4 Nd4 51.Ka5 Ne6 52.Bf2 Nc7 53.Kb4 Nd5+ 54.Ka5 Nc7 55.Kb4 Nd5+ 56.Ka5 Nc7 57.Kb4 1/2-1/2
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.14"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "A20"]
[Opening "English Opening: King's English Variation"]
[PlyCount "113"]
1.c4 e5 2.g3 d5 3.cxd5 Qxd5 4.Nf3 Nc6 5.Bg2 Nf6 6.d3 Qd8 7.O-O Bd6 8.a3 O-O 9.Nbd2 a5 10.b3 Re8 11.Bb2 Bf5 12.Rc1 Qd7 13.Ng5 h6 14.Nge4 Nxe4 15.Nxe4 Bh3 16.Rc4 Bxg2 17.Kxg2 f5 18.Nc5 Bxc5 19.Rxc5 b6 20.Rc4 Nd4 21.e3 Ne6 22.e4 Nc5 23.d4 Nxe4 24.f3 Ng5 25.dxe5 Qxd1 26.Rxd1 Rad8 27.Rxd8 Rxd8 28.Bc1 Ne6 29.b4 axb4 30.axb4 Kf7 31.Kf2 Rd4 32.Rxd4 Nxd4 33.Bb2 Ne6 34.Ke3 Ke7 35.b5 Kd7 36.Kd3 c6 37.Kc4 Nc7 38.bxc6+ Kxc6 39.f4 g6 40.Ba3 b5+ 41.Kb4 h5 42.h4 Nd5+ 43.Ka5 Nc3 44.Bb4 Ne4 45.Be1 Kc5 46.Bb4+ Kd5 47.Be1 Kc6 48.Kb4 Nc5 49.Ka5 Nb3+ 50.Kb4 Nd4 51.Ka5 Ne6 52.Bf2 Nc7 53.Kb4 Nd5+ 54.Ka5 Nc7 55.Kb4 Nd5+ 56.Ka5 Nc7 57.Kb4 1/2-1/2
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[Event "Saint Louis Blitz 2025"]
[Site "Saint Louis USA"]
[Date "2025.08.14"]
[Round "9.4"]
[White "So, Wesley"]
[Black "Vachier Lagrave, M"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "GM"]
[WhiteElo "2745"]
[BlackElo "2736"]
[ECO "A20"]
[Opening "English opening"]
[EventDate "2025.08.14"]
[WhiteFideId "5202213"]
[BlackFideId "623539"]
1. c4 e5 2. g3 d5 3. cxd5 Qxd5 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg2 Nf6 6. d3 Qd8 7. O-O Bd6
8. a3 O-O 9. Nbd2 a5 10. b3 Re8 11. Bb2 Bf5 12. Rc1 Qd7 13. Ng5 h6 14. Nge4
Nxe4 15. Nxe4 Bh3 16. Rc4 Bxg2 17. Kxg2 f5 18. Nc5 Bxc5 19. Rxc5 b6 20. Rc4
Nd4 21. e3 Ne6 22. e4 Nc5 23. d4 Nxe4 24. f3 Ng5 25. dxe5 Qxd1 26. Rxd1
Rad8 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Bc1 Ne6 29. b4 axb4 30. axb4 Kf7 31. Kf2 Rd4 32.
Rxd4 Nxd4 33. Bb2 Ne6 34. Ke3 Ke7 35. b5 Kd7 36. Kd3 c6 37. Kc4 Nc7 38.
bxc6+ Kxc6 39. f4 g6 40. Ba3 b5+ 41. Kb4 h5 42. h4 Nd5+ 43. Ka5 Nc3 44. Bb4
Ne4 45. Be1 Kc5 46. Bb4+ Kd5 47. Be1 Kc6 48. Kb4 Nc5 49. Ka5 Nb3+ 50. Kb4
Nd4 51. Ka5 Ne6 52. Bf2 Nc7 53. Kb4 Nd5+ 54. Ka5 Nc7 55. Kb4 Nd5+ 56. Ka5
Nc7 57. Kb4 1/2-1/2