Wild, wild Wesley on fire versus Indon GM
GRANDMASTER Wesley So continued to amaze the chess world by dominating Indonesia’s top player right on his turf.
So posted three straight wins in his six-game duel opposite GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia, leaving him a draw short of winning the FIDE rated event at the Indonesian Sports Council Hall in Jakarta, Indonesia.
The 14-year-old from Bacoor, Cavite recently ruled the tough Dubai Open Chess Championship, beating a super GM and the reigning world junior champion on his way to a record-setting performance.
He beat Megaranto with the white pieces in the third match after 57 moves of Scandinavian Defense Friday night.
The top Filipino player with an ELO of 2540 took the first match with the white pieces after 38 moves of a Caro-Kann Bf5 variation and the second with the black pieces after 36 moves of Sicilian Skirmish.
Megaranto, the highest rated player of Indonesia with an ELO of 2561, needs to sweep the last three games to salvage a draw. His rating will go down regardless of the results in the remaining games.
The 20-year-old is the youngest Indonesian GM, completing the required three norms three years ago.
So, the youngest GM in the world these days, will pick up some more rating points to inch closer to the 2600-barrier. He earned 15 ELO points from Dubai, giving him an unofficial rating of 2555.
Source: www.manilatimes.net
wesley mabuhay ka!!!dominate the squares!!!!
Philippines actually is a chess country in ASEAN area, while Indonesia is not. Look at the Eugene Torre as the first GM in this area. Remember “Baguio City”? The City that held WCC Karpov-Korchnoi? Anand, The world champion now was also spending some years in his early chess development in Philippines.
Here, there are many chess player children. And many of them are talented and gifted. You can find many small tournaments held every week here that can enhanced these chess playing children at weekends.
These nurture the chess culture here. Not to forget mentioning MCC (Metropolitan Chess Club), the old and continuing chess club until now, who is the primary actor in promoting chess to children here.
These talented children “was burried”, but one day “Hon. Prospero A. Pichay, Jr” lead NCFP and in months he raised CHESS in this country. He puts CHESS back in the right track. In his time he produces 3 GMs already and still promising 5 GMs in this year and that is attainable! Wow!
This Wesley So is the right boy, in the right place, and on the right time.
Mabuhay So! Mabuhay Pilipinas!