GM So with the French Tarrasch

GM Wesley So defeated GM John Paul Gomez in Round 2 of the Battle of Grandmasters 2009 after 26 moves of a French Tarrasch opening.

This opening is close to my heart because it's my favorite as White.

So-Gomez

Round 2. Battle of Grandmasters 2009

Final position after 26.Rad1

PGN (Courtesy of Regge, a Barangay Wesley citizen at chessgames.com)

[Event "BAttle of Grandmasters 2009"]
[Site "Dapitan City"]
[Date "25.03.2009"]
[Round "2"]
[White "So,Wesley"]
[Black "Gomez,John Paul"]
[Result "1-0"]

1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nd2 Be7 4.c3 c5 5.dxc5 Bxc5 6.Bd3 Nf6 7.Qe2 dxe4 8.Nxe4 Be7 9.Nf3 Nbd7 10.O-O Qc7 11.Rd1 O-O 12.Bg5 Nd5 13.Bc2 Bxg5 14.Nexg5 N7f6 15.Qe5 Qc5 16.Rd4 b6 17.Ne4 Qe7 18.c4 Nb4 19.Nxf6+ Qxf6 20.Be4 Qxe5 21.Nxe5 Rb8 22.a3 Na6 23.b4 f6 24.Nd7 Bxd7 25.Rxd7 Rf7 26.Rad1 1-0

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