STL ARCHBISHOPS CHAMPS 2017
2017 Pro Chess League Champions Saint Louis Archbishops
Saint Louis Arch Bishops defeats Norway Gnomes 9-7 in the 4th round.
The team also wins $20,000 for 1st place..
Wesley So (MVP) went 3-1 his 2nd loss this season came in the last round facing World Champion Magnus Carlsen
In the Post Game Interview with Wesley So , he stated that Move 27 should of been Qe8 check then winning the “A” pawn to get Even instead of Re3..
rd 4 brd 1 So – Carlsen 0-1
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 Bb4+ 4. Bd2 a5 5. a3 Bxd2+ 6. Qxd2 b6 7. Nc3 Bb7 8. g3 O-O 9. Bg2 Ne4 10. Nxe4 Bxe4 11. O-O a4 12. Qe3 Bb7 13. Qd3 f5 14. Ne5 Bxg2 15. Kxg2 d6 16. Nf3 Qf6 17. e4 Nc6 18. Rae1 Ra5 19. d5 fxe4 20. Qxe4 exd5 21. cxd5 Ne7 22. Rd1 Qf5 23. Qxe7 Qxf3+ 24. Kg1 Rc5 25. Rd2 h6 26. Re1 Rf5 27. Re3 Rc1+ 28. Re1 Rxe1+ 29. Qxe1 Re5 30. Qc1 b5 31. h3 Kf8 32. h4 Ke8 33. Kh2 Kd8 34. Qh1 Qb3 35. Qg2 Re1 36. Qh3 Qf3 37. Qg2 Qf5 38. Qh3 Rh1+ 0-1
The Man who took Saint Louis the Finish Line was GM Varuzhan Akobian
