Position after 21…c6
GM Jakovenko (2710) – GM Shirov (2739) [A20]
07.12.2007
1.c4 e5 2.g3 Nf6 3.Bg2 d5 4.cxd5 Nxd5 5.Nc3 Nb6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.0–0 Be7 8.b3 0–0 9.Bb2 Bg4 10.h3 Bh5 11.d3 Re8 12.Rc1 Bf8 13.Ne4 Nd7 14.g4 Bg6 15.Ng3 a5 16.d4 e4 17.Ne5 Ndxe5 18.dxe5 Qh4 19.e3 Rad8 20.Qc2 Nb4 21.Qe2 c6 22.Nxe4 Nd3 23.Rc4 Nxe5 24.Bxe5 Rxe5 25.Rd1 Rxd1+ 26.Qxd1 b5 27.Rd4 c5 28.Rd5 Rxe4 29.Bxe4 Bxe4 30.Rd8 Qe7 31.Rb8 b4 32.Qe2 Qd6 Black wins 0–1
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Grandmaster Jakovenko, bye, bye!
How does one become a grandmaster? By not beating any at all! hough, got’ta give credit, not losing either!
http://www.fide.com/news.asp?id=1527
Filipino Wesley So, 14, became the world`syoungest Grandmaster as he completed the norm at the 3rd Prospero Pichay International Open held 1-7 December 2007 at the Duty Free Philippines in Manila. Asian Champion Ni Hua won the tournament. 68 players from six countries competed in the $30,000 international tournament. The event is the second leg of the ASEAN Grand Prix. See results and standings in chess results.com.
http://chess-results.com/tnr9135.aspx?tnr=9135&art=9&lan=1&fed=PHI&mm=1&snr=8
1 41 Legaspi Rhobel 2334 PHI 4,0 w 1
2 27 Nolte Rolando 2402 PHI 5,0 s 1
3 19 wgm Li Ruofan 2417 SIN 3,5 w 1
4 11 gm Laylo Darwin 2508 PHI 4,5 s ½
5 1 gm Ni Hua 2641 CHN 7,0 w ½
6 10 gm Paragua Mark 2514 PHI 6,5 s ½
7 9 gm Dao Thien Hai 2530 VIE 5,5 w ½
8 5 gm Antonio Rogelio Jr. 2540 PHI 6,0 s ½
9 3 gm Ghaem Maghami Ehsan 2591 IRI 6,0 w ½
Shirov is Hot Hot Hot.
He wants to go all the way. He is going to be hard to beat. He is definitely on a roll.