Fide World Chess Cup 2017 (Tbilisi, Georgia; Round 4)

So vs. Jobava (after 66.Bg3;final Position) 1-0

We can all breath now after Wesley So qualifies for the Quarterfinals in this event. So was held to a draw by Jobava in the classical (first and second games) of this round but won convincingly in the first game of the rapid. After a draw ensued in the second rapid game, So got a ticket to Round 5 or the Quarterfinals.

Chess Lesson

Tactic: Relative Pin

In move 48 of this game, we can see Wesley So pinned Jobava's Knight. This is an example of a relative pin where a piece cannot move because a more valuable piece is behind it. With the pin, So went a piece up and won.

So vs. Jobava (after 48. Rxa4)