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Stockfish at the start of the endgame

Wesley So in the endgame.

899 endgames of Wesley So, each evaluated by Stockfish at its start. 596 began equal – they brought 53.3 % of the points and 81 wins.

All endgames of Wesley So →

How it began – and how it ended

Every endgame of Wesley So by the value Stockfish gives its start – from the side of Wesley So –, and what became of it.

  1. Clearly worse (−1.5 and less) 78 · 16.7 %
  2. Slightly worse 22 · 31.8 %
  3. Equal (±0.5) 596 · 53.3 %
  4. Slightly better 29 · 79.3 %
  5. Clearly better (+1.5 and more) 174 · 95.7 %

won drawn lost

By endgame family

Rook and minor piece43559 %37
Queen and piece25959.7 %29
Minor pieces10757.9 %9
Rook endgames9855.1 %6

Wesley So against Players who reached 2700

Points per endgame family – the family the endgame began in. Only families with at least ten endgames.

Wesley SoPlayers who reached 2700

A click on a row shows only the positions of Wesley So from these endgames in the trainer.

11 turning points the tablebase found in these endgames

By time control

The same endgames, split into classical, rapid and blitz games – each beside the own group.

Classical537 games 61.5% 60.5%
Rapid115 games 60.4% 59.2%
Blitz248 games 51.8% 55.8%

Wesley SoPlayers who reached 2700

chessophia recognizes the time control by the name of the event (“Blitz”, “Rapid” …); all other games count as classical.

Won from equality 81

81 endgames Wesley So began without an advantage – Stockfish saw at most half a pawn for either side – and won them all the same. Here the 24 with the lowest starting value.

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −0.33 – White: Kg1, Ra7, Ne4, f2, g2, e3, h3, c6; Black: Kg8, Rd8, Be7, e5, f5, b6, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.33 → won

Sergey Karjakin – Wesley So
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −0.31 – White: Kd2, Rh1, Na3, b2, f2, g2, h2, c6; Black: Kh8, Ra8, Bg7, e5, d6, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.31 → won

Juan Ramon Galiana Salom – Wesley So
Calvia op 3rd 2006 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −0.29 – White: Kg1, Rd4, Bf1, a2, f2, h2, g3, c5, d6; Black: Kg7, Re8, Be6, f6, g6, a7, b7, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.29 → won

Shakhriyar Mamedyarov – Wesley So
Tata Steel India Blitz 2022 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −0.24 – White: Kg1, Rc4, Nd4, a2, b2, f2, g2, e3, g4; Black: Kg8, Rf8, Nd5, e4, a6, g6, b7, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.24 → won

Lê Quang Liêm – Wesley So
FIDE World Cup 2015 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −0.21 – White: Ke2, Bc2, Bd8, f2, g2, c3, h3, b4, e4; Black: Kg7, Bh6, Nd6, c4, b5, e5, h5, f6, g61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.21 → won

David Navara – Wesley So
Champions Showdown Blitz 2019 · Two bishops vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −0.19 – White: Kg1, Qe2, Rd1, a2, b2, f2, g2, e3, h3; Black: Kg8, Qb4, Ra8, e4, g6, a7, b7, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.19 → won

Magnus Carlsen – Wesley So
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2017 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −0.14 – White: Kg3, Rc6, Nf3, f2, a3, e3, b4, g5; Black: Kg8, Rd3, Be7, e5, a6, b6, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.14 → won

Ding Liren – Wesley So
Tata Steel India Rapid 2019 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −0.11 – White: Kg1, Ra1, Re3, a2, b2, c2, h3, f4, g4, e5; Black: Ke7, Rd8, Rh8, c6, e6, a7, b7, c7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.11 → won

D. Swiercz – Wesley So
8th Sinquefield Cup 2021 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −0.1 – White: Kg1, Qe2, Be4, f2, g2, h2, c3, a4, b4, f5; Black: Kg7, Qd8, Bb6, f4, e5, a6, c6, h6, b7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.1 → won

Ivan Šarić – Wesley So
SuperUnited Blitz 2022 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −0.02 – White: Kg1, Qe3, Ne2, a2, b2, f2, g2, c3, h3, d4; Black: Kf7, Qd6, Nf5, h4, d5, g5, c6, f6, a7, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.02 → won

Wesley So – Vladimir Kramnik
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kh1, Be4, Nf2, a2, h2, b3, g3, c4; Black: Ke7, Bg4, Bg7, b4, a5, e5, h5, d68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Wesley So – Anthony Guennoun
Calvia op 3rd 2006 · Two bishops vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qf6, Rf1, g4; Black: Kg7, Qc7, Rc8, a4, g61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

R. Jumabayev – Wesley So
40th Olympiad Open 2012 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rc1, Be3, Nf3, f2, g2, h2; Black: Ke7, Qa2, e5, f6, g6, a7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Wesley So – V. Mikhalevski
6th Calgary International 2013 · Rook, bishop and knight vs. queen

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kb4, Rc2, Re5, a2, b2, f2, g2, h2, c6; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Nc5, b6, e6, g6, a7, e7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

E. Perelshteyn – Wesley So
6th Calgary International 2013 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kg3, Qh5, Nd2, c2, f2, a3, d3; Black: Kb7, Qb6, Rc7, d4, c5, g51h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Z. Andriasian – Wesley So
Universiade Men Playoff 2013 · Queen and rook vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kh2, Qa8, Be7, a2, f2, g2, h3; Black: Kh7, Qd2, Bg7, g6, h6, a7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

R. Yankovsky – Wesley So
24th North American Open 2014 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Rd1, Nf3, a2, f2, b3, g3, h3, e5; Black: Ke7, Rd5, Ng6, h5, a6, c6, c7, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Wesley So – Zhou Jianchao
24th North American Open 2014 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kh1, Qa5, Rf1, h2, b3, d3, e4; Black: Kg8, Qg4, Re8, f6, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Fabiano Caruana – Wesley So
Millionaire TB A 2015 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kf2, Rh6, Nb4, g2; Black: Ka7, Rf6, Rd7, c4, b5, a68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Wesley So – Vladimir Kramnik
43rd GM 2015 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Nh2, Ng3, g2, e3, h3, e4, d5; Black: Kh7, Nf4, Nf6, e5, d6, h6, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Samuel Shankland – Wesley So
ch-USA 2015 · Two knights vs. two knights

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qb4, Nd3, b2, g2, c3, g3, h3, d4, a5; Black: Kc8, Qf7, Ne7, d5, a6, c6, f6, b7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Magnus Carlsen – Wesley So
GCT Rapid Paris 2016 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kf2, Re4, Ng4, f4; Black: Kg8, Rc8, Ba2, g6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Wesley So – Fabiano Caruana
Ultimate Blitz Challenge 2016 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kf1, Rd3, Nc4, f2, g2, h2, c3, a4, e4, b5; Black: Ke6, Ra8, Bc5, a5, e5, b6, h6, b7, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Wesley So – Viswanathan Anand
GCT Rapid YourNextMove 2017 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: 0.0 – White: Kc1, Qe8, Be3, f2, h2, a3, b5; Black: Kg8, Qd3, Bb7, h5, b6, a7, d7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Wesley So – Étienne Bacrot
GCT Rapid Paris 2017 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Saved 24

24 endgames Wesley So held or won although Stockfish saw a disadvantage of at least one and a half pawns at the start. The 12 with the worst value.

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −7.17 – White: Kd5, Bb5, Ne3, f2, g3, a4, h4; Black: Ke7, Ra2, Nf4, f6, h6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−7.17 → drawn

Ian Nepomniachtchi – Wesley So
Cote d'Ivoire Blitz 2019 · Rook and knight vs. bishop and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −6.65 – White: Kg1, Ra7, Ne5, f2, h2, g3, e4; Black: Ke6, Rc3, Bf7, b4, g4, h58a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.65 → drawn

Wesley So – Vidit Santosh Gujrathi
Tata Steel India Blitz 2018 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −6.27 – White: Kg2, Rf5, Bd3, f2, g3, h3; Black: Kg7, Rb2, Bc4, h5, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.27 → drawn

Wesley So – Fabiano Caruana
Ultimate Blitz Challenge 2016 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −5.99 – White: Kg1, Rb7, Bb1, e3, g3, h4, d5; Black: Kg8, Ra4, Be5, h5, g61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.99 → drawn

Fabiano Caruana – Wesley So
Saint Louis Blitz 2018 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −5.97 – White: Kg1, Rd1, Bg2, f2, h2, b3, g3, c4, e5; Black: Kf8, Rc8, Ng4, g6, a7, b7, e7, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.97 → drawn

Laurent Fressinet – Wesley So
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −5.72 – White: Ka2, Qe7, Bg3, b2, f3, h3, a4, d4, g4; Black: Ka8, Qg8, Nh4, d5, g5, a6, c6, f6, b71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.72 → drawn

Lê Quang Liêm – Wesley So
Superbet Rapid 2019 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −5.07 – White: Kg1, Qf1, Re1, b2, f2, c3, g3, h3; Black: Kg8, Qa5, Rf8, e4, e5, a6, h6, b7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−5.07 → drawn

David Gavrilescu – Wesley So
Superbet Blitz 2022 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −4.15 – White: Kg3, Qc5, b2, c2, g2, h2, a5; Black: Kh8, Rf2, Re8, Bb5, b4, a6, f6, h6, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−4.15 → drawn

Kirill Shevchenko – Wesley So
Superbet Blitz 2022 · Two rooks and bishop vs. queen

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −3.73 – White: Kb1, Rh1, Bc2, b2, g2, a3, f3; Black: Kf6, Rd2, Be3, f4, a5, h5, b6, c7, e78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−3.73 → drawn

Wesley So – Magnus Carlsen
7th Norway Armageddon 2019 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −3.65 – White: Kg1, Rf1, Nb5, g2, h2; Black: Kg8, Nd7, Nb8, e3, c5, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−3.65 → drawn

Alexander Ipatov – Wesley So
FIDE World Cup 2013 · Rook and knight vs. two knights

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −3.49 – White: Kg1, Qg4, Bd4, a2, b2, g2, c3, h5; Black: Kh7, Qf7, Ne4, d5, e6, h6, a7, b71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−3.49 → drawn

Michael Adams – Wesley So
40th Olympiad Open 2012 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: −3.08 – White: Kh2, Rd3, Bf4, b2, f3, h3, c5; Black: Kh7, Re8, Bf6, d4, a6, g6, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−3.08 → drawn

Wesley So – Pia Cramling
Calvia op 3rd 2006 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Let slip 12

12 endgames Wesley So began at least one and a half pawns up – and did not win. That belongs to it too: the 12 with the highest value.

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: +7.97 – White: Kb4, Qb3, Bc5, g4, e5, h5, b6; Black: Kh7, Qa1, Ra5, g6, h6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+7.97 → lost

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave – Wesley So
Superbet Classic TB 2022 · Queen and rook vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: +6.96 – White: Kg2, Qc3, Bd5, b3, g3, h3, f4, e5, d6; Black: Kg8, Qd1, Bd4, a6, g6, b7, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.96 → lost

Hikaru Nakamura – Wesley So
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2018 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: +6.71 – White: Kh1, Ra2, Rg6, Bg2, h3, a4, e4, d5; Black: Kh8, Rb8, c5, h5, a6, d6, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.71 → lost

Wesley So – Hikaru Nakamura
5th Norway Blitz 2017 · Two rooks and bishop vs. rook

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: +6.42 – White: Kg2, Ra3, Rh4, f2, b5, d5; Black: Kg8, Rb8, Rc8, g4, e5, d6, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.42 → drawn

Rani Hamid – Wesley So
Kuala Lumpur op 3rd 2006 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: +6.03 – White: Kg2, Rb7, Ng1, Nc8, f2, d3, h3, a4, c4, e4; Black: Kg8, Qh4, d4, e5, c6, h6, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.03 → drawn

Wesley So – Pentala Harikrishna
Riga FIDE Grand Prix 2019 · Rook and two knights vs. queen

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: +4.68 – White: Ke1, Ra6, Bf1, a3, f3, g3, h4, d5; Black: Ke7, Rb2, Nb3, b5, e5, f6, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+4.68 → drawn

Hikaru Nakamura – Wesley So
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: +4.14 – White: Kc1, Qe8, Bc7, a2, b2, f2, g2, h2, c3, e3; Black: Kg8, Qe6, Bf8, f5, g6, a7, b7, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+4.14 → drawn

Wesley So – Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
GCT Blitz Paris 2016 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: +4.01 – White: Kh2, Qd6, Re1, a2, b2, g2, c3, h3, f4; Black: Kg8, Qf5, Rf8, e4, b5, h6, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+4.01 → drawn

Wesley So – Omar Ak Hafizon
ASEAN-ch5 U12 2004 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: +3.97 – White: Kg1, Qc6, Bf2, g2, h2, a3, c3; Black: Kg7, Qf6, Nc4, c5, f5, g5, d6, h6, a71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+3.97 → drawn

Wang Hao – Wesley So
10th Norway Armageddon 2022 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: +3.11 – White: Kh1, Qg1, Be2, b2, g2, h2, c3, a4, d4, h5; Black: Kf7, Qd6, Ba7, e4, d5, a6, b7, c78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+3.11 → drawn

Wesley So – Viswanathan Anand
GCT Blitz YourNextMove 2016 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: +3.06 – White: Kg1, Rd2, Rd7, f2, b3, g4, d5; Black: Kg8, Rf3, Rb8, b5, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+3.06 → drawn

Wesley So – Garry Kasparov
Ultimate Blitz Challenge 2016 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Start of the endgame, value for Wesley So: +1.62 – White: Kc1, Rg1, Ne4, b2, a3, c3, d3, e3, h4, g5; Black: Kg8, Re5, Ra8, a4, c6, a7, f7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+1.62 → drawn

Baadur Jobava – Wesley So
FIDE World Cup 2017 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

How it was measured

For each of the 900 endgames Stockfish 19 evaluated the position in which the game became an endgame – at depth 24, with a time limit; a measurement that missed the depth does not count. The values are pawns from the player's side: an evaluation, not a verdict like that of the tablebase. When a game counts as an endgame is told on the page Database.

Measurements as of 14 November 2026.