Unstoppable So

Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So proved unstoppable at the top board to lead Tagaytay City to the 2011 National Inter-Province chess team championship crown late Tuesday night at the Cabagbot Training Center in Kalibo, Aklan.

So completed a rare sweep of his board one assignments when he outduelled rising star Paulo Bersamina to lead Tagaytay to a 2.5-1.5 win over Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA)-Quezon City B.

Tagaytay, which was already assured of the title after the eighth round, finished the nine-round tournament with eight wins and one draw for 17 points out of a possible 18 to pocket the P100,000 top prize.

Last year’s winner LWUA-Quezon City A, bannered by GM John Paul Gomez and Ted Ian Montoyo, squeezed out a 2.5-1.5 victory over South Cotabato for 14 points to clinch the P70,000 runners-up purse.

GM Mark Paragua steered Misamis Oriental to a third-place finish after posting a 2.5-1.5 decision against Makati.

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