The New Generation is taking over! – Wesley So vs Vincent Keymer – WR Chess Masters 2023 – Round 8

The WR Chess Masters will be held from the 15th to the 26th of February in Düsseldorf, Germany, as a 10-player Round-Robin. The total prize pool is €130,000, of which €40,000 will go to the winner. The tournament will feature many of the world elite.

Time control is 120 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 60 minutes for the next 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the rest of the game, with a 30-second increment beginning from move 61.
PGN OF THE GAME:

[Event “WR Chess Masters 2023”]
[Site “Chess.com”]
[Date “2023.02.24”]
[Round “08”]
[White “So, Wesley”]
[Black “Keymer, Vincent”]
[Result “*”]
[WhiteElo “2766”]
[BlackElo “2690”]
[Variant “Standard”]
[TimeControl “5400+30”]
[ECO “C53”]
[Opening “Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo”]
[Termination “Unterminated”]
[Annotator “lichess.org”]

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d3 Bc5 5. c3 { C53 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo } a6 6. O-O Ba7 7. a4 O-O 8. h3 d6 9. Re1 h6 10. Nbd2 Be6 11. Bxe6 fxe6 12. b4 Ne7 13. Nf1 Ng6 14. Ra2 d5 15. Ng3 c6 16. a5 Rc8 17. c4 Rc7 18. exd5 exd5 19. c5 Re7 20. Nf5 Re6 21. N3d4 Ree8 22. Nb3 Qd7 23. Nd6 Re6 24. Rae2 Ne8 25. Nxe8 Qxe8 26. g3 Bb8 27. Re3 Qf7 28. Rf1 Rf6 29. Re2 Nh4 30. Nd2 Qg6 31. Re3 Nf5 32. Rf3 Re6 33. Re1 Rfe8 34. Nf1 e4 35. dxe4 dxe4 36. Ra3 Nh4 37. Nh2 e3 38. Raxe3 Bxg3 39. Ng4 Rxe3 40. Rxe3 Rxe3 41. Nxe3 Bf4+ 42. Qg4 Nf3+ 43. Kg2 Qxg4+ 44. hxg4 Ne1+ 45. Kf1 Nd3 46. Bd2 Ne5 47. Ke2 Bxe3 48. Kxe3 Nxg4+ 49. Kf4 Nxf2 50. Ke5 h5 51. Kd4 *