[Event "chess24 Banter Series Final"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.09.24"] [Round "14.4"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2770"] [PlyCount "48"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "France"] [BlackTeam "United States"] [WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"] [BlackTeamCountry "USA"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. O-O Be7 5. d3 O-O 6. Nbd2 c5 7. e4 Nc6 8. Re1 b5 9. e5 Nd7 10. Nf1 a5 11. h4 Qc7 12. Bf4 b4 13. Ne3 Bb7 14. c3 Rfc8 15. Nxd5 exd5 16. e6 Qd8 17. exf7+ Kh8 18. Ng5 Nf6 19. Ne6 Qd7 20. Bh3 Rf8 21. Ng5 Qd8 22. Ne6 Qd7 23. Ng5 Qd8 24. Ne6 Qd7 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess24 Banter Series Final"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.09.24"] [Round "15.4"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2778"] [PlyCount "216"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackTeam "France"] [WhiteTeamCountry "USA"] [BlackTeamCountry "FRA"] 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 Bf5 4. Nd2 e6 5. Nb3 Nd7 6. Nf3 Ne7 7. Be2 h6 8. O-O g5 9. Ne1 Bg7 10. c3 c5 11. f4 c4 12. Nd2 Qc7 13. Bh5 gxf4 14. Rxf4 Rf8 15. Nf1 O-O-O 16. Ng3 f6 17. Nxf5 Nxf5 18. Rxf5 exf5 19. e6 Nb6 20. Qf3 Qe7 21. Qxf5 Kb8 22. Nf3 Rfe8 23. Bf4+ Ka8 24. Re1 Rg8 25. Nh4 Bf8 26. Ng6 Qg7 27. e7 Re8 28. exf8=Q Rgxf8 29. Nxf8 Rxe1+ 30. Kf2 Qe7 31. Ng6 Qe6 32. Qxe6 Rxe6 33. Bg4 f5 34. Bxf5 Rf6 35. g4 Na4 36. Bxh6 Nxb2 37. h4 Nd1+ 38. Kf3 Nxc3 39. h5 Ne4 40. Ke3 Ng3 41. Bc2 Nf1+ 42. Ke2 Ng3+ 43. Kd2 Rf2+ 44. Kd1 Rf1+ 45. Kd2 Rf2+ 46. Kc1 Ne2+ 47. Kb1 Nxd4 48. Be3 Rf1+ 49. Kb2 Ne2 50. h6 d4 51. h7 Rh1 52. h8=Q+ Rxh8 53. Nxh8 dxe3 54. g5 Nd4 55. Bd1 e2 56. Bxe2 Nxe2 57. g6 c3+ 58. Kb3 Nd4+ 59. Kxc3 Nf5 60. Nf7 Kb8 61. Kd3 Kc7 62. Ke4 Ng7 63. Ke5 b5 64. Nd6 b4 65. Nf5 Nh5 66. Kd4 Kb6 67. Kc4 Ka5 68. Kb3 Kb5 69. g7 Nxg7 70. Nxg7 a5 71. Nf5 a4+ 72. Kb2 Kc4 73. Ne3+ Kd3 74. Nc2 Kc4 75. Ne1 Kd4 76. Nf3+ Ke4 77. Ng5+ Kd5 78. Nf7 Ke6 79. Nh6 Ke5 80. Ng4+ Kf5 81. Ne3+ Ke4 82. Nd1 Kd4 83. Kc1 Kc4 84. Nb2+ Kb5 85. Kb1 Ka5 86. Nd3 Kb5 87. Kc1 Kc4 88. Nb2+ Kb5 89. Kb1 Ka5 90. Nd3 Kb5 91. Ne5 Kc5 92. Kb2 Kd5 93. Nd7 Kc6 94. Nf6 Kc5 95. Ng4 Kd4 96. Nf2 Ke3 97. Nh3 Kd4 98. Kc1 Kc3 99. Nf2 Kd4 100. Nd1 Kc4 101. Kd2 Kd4 102. Nb2 a3 103. Nd1 b3 104. axb3 a2 105. Ne3 a1=N 106. b4 Nb3+ 107. Kc2 Nc5 108. bxc5 Kxc5 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess24 Banter Series Final"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.09.24"] [Round "16.4"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2770"] [PlyCount "94"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "France"] [BlackTeam "United States"] [WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"] [BlackTeamCountry "USA"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 c6 4. O-O Bg4 5. h3 Bh5 6. d4 e6 7. c4 Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Qb3 Qb6 10. c5 Qxb3 11. axb3 Nbd7 12. b4 a6 13. Bf4 Rfe8 14. Nd2 Rac8 15. g4 Bg6 16. Bg3 Bd8 17. f4 h5 18. g5 Nh7 19. e4 dxe4 20. Ncxe4 Bc7 21. h4 Bxe4 22. Bxe4 Nhf8 23. Bf3 Ng6 24. Bxh5 Ne7 25. Bg4 Nf8 26. Nc4 Nf5 27. Bxf5 exf5 28. Rad1 Rcd8 29. Ne5 Ne6 30. Nf3 Nxf4 31. Bxf4 Bxf4 32. Rfe1 Re4 33. Kf2 Rde8 34. Rxe4 Rxe4 35. h5 Be3+ 36. Kf1 g6 37. h6 f6 38. gxf6 Bxh6 39. d5 cxd5 40. Rxd5 Kf7 41. Rd7+ Kxf6 42. Rxb7 Bf4 43. Rb6+ Kf7 44. Rb7+ Re7 45. Rb6 Re4 46. Rb7+ Kf6 47. Rb6+ Kf7 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess24 Banter Series Final"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.09.24"] [Round "17.4"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2778"] [PlyCount "79"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackTeam "France"] [WhiteTeamCountry "USA"] [BlackTeamCountry "FRA"] 1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qd6 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 a6 6. g3 Bg4 7. Bg2 e6 8. O-O Be7 9. h3 Bxf3 10. Qxf3 c6 11. Ne2 Nbd7 12. Qb3 Qb4 13. c3 Qb5 14. Re1 O-O 15. Nf4 Bd6 16. Bf1 Qxb3 17. axb3 e5 18. dxe5 Nxe5 19. Kg2 Rfe8 20. Be3 Bc7 21. b4 Ned7 22. Rad1 Bb6 23. Bc1 Rxe1 24. Rxe1 Re8 25. Rxe8+ Nxe8 26. Nd3 Kf8 27. h4 h6 28. Kf3 Ke7 29. Bh3 Nd6 30. Ke2 Nf8 31. Bf4 Ne6 32. Be5 Nc4 33. Bb8 Nd6 34. Ne5 Bc7 35. Bxe6 Bxb8 36. Bb3 Bc7 37. Nd3 Bb6 38. Ne5 Bc7 39. Nc4 Nxc4 40. Bxc4 1/2-1/2 [Event "chess24 Banter Series Final"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.09.24"] [Round "18.4"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2770"] [PlyCount "81"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "France"] [BlackTeam "United States"] [WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"] [BlackTeamCountry "USA"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3 d5 4. exd5 Qxd5 5. d3 Bf5 6. Nh4 Be6 7. Be2 O-O-O 8. O-O e4 9. Qa4 exd3 10. Bf3 Qc4 11. Qxc4 Bxc4 12. Re1 Be6 13. Nd2 Nge7 14. Be4 g5 15. Nhf3 g4 16. Ng5 Bd5 17. Bxd3 Bh6 18. Nf1 f6 19. Ne4 Bxc1 20. Raxc1 f5 21. Nc5 Bxa2 22. Ra1 Bd5 23. Ne3 f4 24. Nf5 Ng6 25. b4 b6 26. Ba6+ Kb8 27. Ne6 Rde8 28. Ned4 Nxd4 29. Nxd4 Nh4 30. Bf1 Kb7 31. c4 Be4 32. c5 Kb8 33. Nb5 Bc6 34. Nxa7 Bd7 35. Red1 Re7 36. Rxd7 Rxd7 37. Nc6+ Kb7 38. Ne5 Rd2 39. Ba6+ Ka8 40. Bb5+ Kb8 41. Bc6 1-0 [Event "chess24 Banter Series Final"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.09.24"] [Round "19.4"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2778"] [PlyCount "78"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackTeam "France"] [WhiteTeamCountry "USA"] [BlackTeamCountry "FRA"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. Re1 g6 7. d4 Nxd4 8. Nxd4 exd4 9. Bxd7+ Nxd7 10. Qxd4 Qf6 11. Qa4 c6 12. Nc3 Be7 13. Be3 O-O 14. Rad1 Qe6 15. Qd4 Rfd8 16. Bh6 Qe5 17. Qd2 Nc5 18. Be3 Ne6 19. f4 Qh5 20. f5 gxf5 21. exf5 Qxf5 22. Rf1 Qg6 23. Rf3 Kh8 24. Rdf1 f6 25. Rg3 Qf7 26. Ne4 d5 27. Nxf6 Bxf6 28. Rgf3 Rf8 29. Rxf6 Qxf6 30. Rxf6 Rxf6 31. Qc3 Raf8 32. Bxa7 Kg8 33. h3 Nf4 34. Kh2 Rg6 35. g4 Rh6 36. Qb4 Rxh3+ 37. Kg1 Rg3+ 38. Kh2 Rg2+ 39. Kh1 Rf6 0-1 [Event "chess24 Banter Series Final"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.09.24"] [Round "20.4"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2770"] [PlyCount "134"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "France"] [BlackTeam "United States"] [WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"] [BlackTeamCountry "USA"] 1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 Be7 5. Bf4 O-O 6. e3 Nbd7 7. Be2 dxc4 8. O-O Nd5 9. Bxc4 Nxf4 10. exf4 a6 11. Re1 b5 12. Bd3 Nf6 13. a4 bxa4 14. Rxa4 Bb7 15. Ne5 g6 16. Qe2 a5 17. Bc4 Bb4 18. Rd1 Qd6 19. Raa1 Rad8 20. Rac1 Qb6 21. Na4 Qa7 22. Qe3 Rd6 23. Nc3 c6 24. h4 Rfd8 25. Rd3 Ba6 26. Bxa6 Qxa6 27. Ne4 Nxe4 28. Qxe4 c5 29. Rcd1 cxd4 30. h5 Qa8 31. Qxa8 Rxa8 32. Rxd4 Rxd4 33. Rxd4 gxh5 34. Rd7 f6 35. Nc6 Rc8 36. Ne7+ Bxe7 37. Rxe7 Rc6 38. g3 Rb6 39. Ra7 h4 40. gxh4 Rxb2 41. Rxa5 Rb4 42. f5 e5 43. Ra8+ Kg7 44. Ra7+ Kg8 45. Ra8+ Kg7 46. Ra7+ Kh6 47. Rf7 Rxh4 48. Rxf6+ Kg5 49. Rf8 h5 50. f3 Rf4 51. Kg2 Rxf5 52. Ra8 Rf4 53. Rg8+ Kh4 54. Re8 Rf5 55. Kf2 Kh3 56. Re6 h4 57. Re8 Kh2 58. Re7 h3 59. Re8 Rg5 60. Re7 Rg2+ 61. Ke3 Kg1 62. Rxe5 h2 63. Rh5 h1=Q 64. Rxh1+ Kxh1 65. f4 Kh2 66. f5 Kg3 67. Ke4 Rf2 0-1 [Event "chess24 Banter Series Final"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.09.24"] [Round "21.4"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2778"] [PlyCount "83"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackTeam "France"] [WhiteTeamCountry "USA"] [BlackTeamCountry "FRA"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. O-O Bd7 6. Re1 Be7 7. c3 O-O 8. h3 Re8 9. Nbd2 Bf8 10. Nf1 g6 11. a4 Bg7 12. Ng3 d5 13. Bg5 dxe4 14. Nxe4 a6 15. Bc4 Be6 16. Bxe6 Rxe6 17. Nc5 Re8 18. Nxb7 Qb8 19. Qb3 Nd7 20. Be3 h6 21. Re2 Bf8 22. Nd2 Re6 23. Nc4 a5 24. Qb5 Qc8 25. Nbxa5 Nxa5 26. Nxa5 c6 27. Qb7 Qxb7 28. Nxb7 c5 29. b4 cxb4 30. cxb4 Bxb4 31. a5 Rea6 32. Ra4 Be7 33. Rc2 Kf8 34. Bxh6+ Ke8 35. Be3 Rb8 36. Rb2 Rc8 37. Rc4 Rxc4 38. dxc4 Nf8 39. Nc5 Bxc5 40. Rb8+ Kd7 41. Bxc5 Ne6 42. Bb6 1-0 [Event "chess24 Banter Series Final"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.09.24"] [Round "22.4"] [White "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Black "So, Wesley"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "2778"] [BlackElo "2770"] [PlyCount "90"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "France"] [BlackTeam "United States"] [WhiteTeamCountry "FRA"] [BlackTeamCountry "USA"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 O-O 6. O-O d6 7. Nbd2 a6 8. a4 a5 9. Re1 h6 10. Nf1 Ne7 11. h3 Ng6 12. Ng3 c6 13. d4 exd4 14. cxd4 Bb4 15. Bd2 Bxd2 16. Qxd2 d5 17. exd5 Nxd5 18. Ne5 Ngf4 19. Ra3 Qg5 20. Nf3 Qg6 21. Kh2 Be6 22. Bf1 Qf6 23. Ne5 Qe7 24. Rf3 Qb4 25. Qc1 Rfe8 26. Bc4 Ng6 27. Nxg6 fxg6 28. b3 Nc7 29. Ne4 Bxc4 30. bxc4 Ne6 31. d5 cxd5 32. Nd2 Ng5 33. Rxe8+ Rxe8 34. Rb3 Qd6+ 35. Kg1 dxc4 36. Qxc4+ Kh7 37. Nf1 Re4 38. Qb5 b6 39. Ne3 Rb4 40. Rxb4 axb4 41. Nd5 Ne4 42. Nxb4 Nc3 43. Qc4 Qd1+ 44. Kh2 Ne2 45. h4 h5 0-1 [Event "chess24 Banter Series Final"] [Site "chess24.com"] [Date "2020.09.24"] [Round "23.4"] [White "So, Wesley"] [Black "Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime"] [Result "1-0"] [WhiteElo "2770"] [BlackElo "2778"] [PlyCount "53"] [EventDate "2020.??.??"] [WhiteTeam "United States"] [BlackTeam "France"] [WhiteTeamCountry "USA"] [BlackTeamCountry "FRA"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. f3 e6 6. Be3 Be7 7. c4 O-O 8. Nc3 Nc6 9. Qc2 d5 10. exd5 exd5 11. O-O-O Nb4 12. Qd2 Re8 13. a3 a5 14. Kb1 Bc5 15. g4 Bd7 16. Bf2 Qb6 17. h4 Bc6 18. h5 Nd7 19. cxd5 Nxd5 20. Bc4 Nxc3+ 21. Qxc3 Ne5 22. h6 Nxc4 23. Qxc4 Bxa3 24. Qc3 Bf8 25. Nf5 Qxf2 26. hxg7 f6 27. Qc4+ 1-0