Wesley So defeats Finn in Corus chess
abs-cbnNEWS.com 01/28/2010 12:53 PM
MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So turned back Finnish GM Tomi Nyback after 46 moves of Slav defense using the disadvantageous black pieces to create a 3-way tie for 2nd placers in the 72nd Corus International Chess Championship Group B.
The 16-year-old So currently has 6.5 points after winning his 10th round match on Wednesday at the De Moriaan Community Centre in Wijk Aan Zee, the Netherlands.
Dutch GM Erwin L’Ami and Chinese GM Ni Hua were also in 2nd place with 6.5 points.
Ami split the point with GM Liviu-Dieter Nisipeanu of Romania after 21 moves of King’s Indian Classical while Ni settled a truce with GM Parimarjan Negi of India after 51 moves of Gruenfeld defense.
Overnight leader GM Anish Giri of the Netherlands remained on top with 7 points. The Dutch champion, a teen of Nepali origin, drew with top seed GM Arkadij Naiditsch of Germany after 22 moves of Semi-Tarrasch Defence.
National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) President/Chairman Prospero Pichay, Jr. said: “We (NCFP) hope that Wesley can maintain his momentum going to the last three rounds.”
Pichay and Filway Marketing Inc. CEO/President Hector Tagaysay funded So’s Netherlands trip. – by Marlon Bernardino
Source: http://www.abs-cbnnews.com
Wesley rules!
i think it’s in the bag for wesley. he’s playing lower rated opponents on the remaining rounds.
“…disadvantageous black pieces…”
Easy to spot filipino english in this snippet.