So praised for his humility
Manila Standard Today
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
AT A rapid chess event in Quezon City Sunday, fans were treated to the rare sight of the country’s top player ousted in the finals due to tiebreak.
But as chess legend Eugene Torre said as he awarded the fourth prize of Wesley So: “You have impressed people not only with your skill but with your humility.”
So did 2009 end for the 16-year-old So, but he is looking forward to another tough test—the B section of the Corus tournament in the Netherlands, where he faces a group of veterans and ambitious youngsters.
The slightly over two-week tournament, one of the four big events in the world chess circuit, starts Jan 15.
“Corus B is a really strong tournament. I will just try my best,” said So after the awarding ceremonies of the Third Knights and Kings tournament, organized by businessman Cesar Iligan, and won by grandmaster Joey Antonio.
So advanced to Group B by topping Group C last year. He is the sixth seed due to his Elo rating of 2640, but comes in as the man to beat after reaching the fourth round of the World Cup last month in Khanty-Mansiysk.
Here is the full article.
“So did 2009 end for the 16-year-old So?”
I found the So humor in this article to be So-So.
The humor would be So much better if it concentrated on So’s So-called rise to super GM.
So what is the deal about So?
So-me one tell us!
I still have to read the first interview who will state:
I will try do my worse.
I wanted to go to this tournament but was unable to.