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Wesley So scores first win in Corus B
ABS-CBN - Sunday, January 24
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MANILA, Philippines -- Filipino chess Grandmaster Wesley So turned back Romanian GM Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu in the 6th Round for his first win in the 72nd Corus international chess championship group B at the De Moriaan Community Centre in Wijk Aan Zee, Netherlands.
So created a two-way tie for third place on Friday (Saturday in Manila) by defeating Nisipeanu, the second highest-rated player in the field, using the disadvantageous black pieces in 35 moves of Reti Opening.
“GM Wes (Wesley So) played solid and accurate against GM Liviu (Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu). In fact, he was a pawn up after 17 moves,” said his trainer National Master Roberto Suelo Jr., 1996 Philippine Junior champion.
Suelo said So used his knights and rook with precision and capitalized on his opponent's time trouble.
The 16-year-old So, whose stint in the Netherlands is being supported by National Chess Federation of the Philippines president Prospero “Butch” Pichay, Jr. and Filway Marketing Inc. CEO Hector “Chito” Tagaysay, is now tied for 3rd to 4th spots with England's GM David Howell for a total of 3.5 points.
Dutch GM Anish Giri still leads the field with 5 points after winning anew against Finnish GM Tomi Nyback. In second spot is GM Erwin l' Ami who also won against Indian GM Parimarjan Negi to notch 4 points. – by Marlon Bernardino
Corus B 2010 Tournament Standings after Round 6:
Anish Giri 5/6 (+4 -0 =2) Erwin L'Ami 4/6 (+2 -0 =4) Wesley So 3.5/6 (+1 -0 =5) David Howell 3.5/5 (+2 -0 =3) Pentala Harikrishna 3/5 (+2 -1 =2) Parimarjan Negi 3/6 (+1 -1 =4) Ni Hua 3/5 (+2 -1 =2) Arkadi Naiditsch 3/5 (+2 -1 =2) Tomi Nyback 2.5/6 (+2 -3 =1) Anna Muzychuk 2/5 (+0 -1 =4) Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu 2/6 (+1 -3 =2) Emil Sutovsky 1.5/5 (+1 -3 =1) Dimitri Reinderman 1/5 (+0 -3 =2) Varuzhan Akobian 1/5 (+0 -3 =2)
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he draws his last nights game. he has 5 points now at shared 2nd place, 1.5 behind the leader.
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Corus B standings after 8 rounds
A. Giri 6½
Ni 5
W. So 5
E. l'Ami 5
D. Howell 4½
A. Naiditsch 4½
P. Harikrishna 4½
P. Negi 4
E. Sutovsky 3½
T. Nyback 3
A. Muzychuk 3
L. Nisipeanu 3
D. Reinderman 2½
V. Akobian 2
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he draws his last nights game. he has 5 points now at shared 2nd place, 1.5 behind the leader.
chess pud ta bai inig uli nimo ;D
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chess pud ta bai inig uli nimo ;D
Dee ko bai don kay dili ko kabalo mo mate hehe
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Dee ko bai don kay dili ko kabalo mo mate hehe
hahaha! hibaw ko ag queen man imong corneron gud ;D
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hahaha! hibaw ko ag queen man imong corneron gud ;D
alangan man ug ag king hehehe...mao bitaw dili jud ma mate oi
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alangan man ug ag king hehehe...mao bitaw dili jud ma mate oi
dama nalang aron haruson nimo ang mga chicks ;D
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dama nalang aron haruson nimo ang mga chicks ;D
pirdi gana bai
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Wesley So - Sutovsky
Round 9
Corus 2010
26.01.2010
1/2 - 1/2 Draw
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pirdi gana bai
daog ka gihapon kay magpapildi man jud ka kunuhay sa chiks
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daog ka gihapon kay magpapildi man jud ka kunuhay sa chiks
hehehe mao diay na tiknik nimo bai? sundugon unya na nako bah
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hehehe mao diay na tiknik nimo bai? sundugon unya na nako bah
imo ni oi kay kaw ra baya ga ingon pildi gana ;D
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imo ni oi kay kaw ra baya ga ingon pildi gana ;D
hehehe sige kay papildi nalang jud ko
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chess pud ta bai inig uli nimo ;D
dama ra ma ko uy
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dama ra ma ko uy
nindot tinagli mag dama sa kama bro..murag inato ra kaayo ang dating bah
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nindot tinagli mag dama sa kama bro..murag inato ra kaayo ang dating bah
sa katri bro?
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wesley wins last night. he is now joint second place half a point behind the leader at 6 points.
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sa katri bro?
sa katri bro kay murag wla kaayo pressure bah inig duot sa pyesa kay comfortable naman mo
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sa katri bro kay murag wla kaayo pressure bah inig duot sa pyesa kay comfortable naman mo
sulayan ni nato bro ha, wala gyud koy alamag ana
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Wesley So to battle Dutch GM for top spot
ABS-CBN - Saturday, January 30
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MANILA, Philippines – Filipino grandmaster (GM) Wesley So is set to battle tournament solo leader Dutch GM Anish Giri for the top spot in the on-going 72nd Corus international chess championship group B in the Netherlands.
The 11th round collision between the Filipino GM and the Dutch will take place Friday at the De Moriaan Community Centre in Wijk Aan Zee.
The 16-year-old So, who beat Finland's top player GM Tomi Nyback in the 10th round, got a much needed rest on Thursday to preserve his energy for the remaining rounds of the 13 round-robin World Chess Federation (FIDE)-sanctioned tournament.
“Krusyal ang laro ni GM Wesley (So) kay GM Anish (Giri). Hope manalo siya at mahawakan ang momentum,” said So’s coach National Master Roberto Suelo Jr.
Anish is currently on top with 7 points after halving the point with top seed German GM Arkadij Naiditsch in the 10th round.
So, on the other hand, is currently tied in 2nd place with Dutch GM Erwin L'Ami and Chinese GM Ni Hua with 6.5 points each.
So’s 12th round match will be against England GM David Howell using the black pieces. His 13th and final match will be against Ukrainian Woman Grandmaster and International Master (WGM/IM) Anna Muzychuk using the white pieces.
“Everybody wants to be a world champion. I believe I have what it takes to achieve it,” Wesley said.
So’s trip to the Netherlands is backed by National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) President Prospero Pichay, Jr. and Filway Marketing Inc. CEO Hector Tagaysay.
Long-time manager Reginald Tee, served as second trainer of Wesley in the Holland chess meet. – by Marlon Bernardino
Corus Group B Standings after Round 10:
7 points - GM Anish Giri (Netherlands) 6.5 points - GM Wesley So (Philippines), GM Erwin L'Ami (Netherlands), GM Ni Hua (China) 6 points - GM Arkadij Naiditsch (Germany) 5.5 points - GM Parimarjan Negi (India) 5 points - GM Pentala Harikrishna (India), GM David Howell (England) 4.5 points - GM Emil Sutovsky (Israel), WGM Anna Muzychuk (Ukraine) 4 points - GM Liviu- Dieter Nisipeanu (Romania) 3.5 points - GM Dimitri Reinderman (Netherlands) 3 points - GM Tomi Nyback (Finland) 2.5 points - GM Varuzhan Akobian (United States)
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Unfortunately he lost the battle on Giri holding white pieces.
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sulayan ni nato bro ha, wala gyud koy alamag ana
hapit na bro ;D
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TOURNAMENT STANDINGS
Corus (B Group) Tournament
Anish Giri
9/13 (+6 -1 =6)
Arkadi Naiditsch
8.5/13 (+5 -1 =7)
Ni Hua
8/13 (+4 -1 =8)
Wesley So
7.5/13 (+3 -1 =9)
Erwin L'Ami
7.5/13 (+3 -1 =9)
Pentala Harikrishna
6.5/14 (+2 -3 =9)
Parimarjan Negi
6.5/13 (+2 -2 =9)
Dimitri Reinderman
6/14 (+3 -5 =6)
Emil Sutovsky
6/13 (+2 -3 =8)
David Howell
6/13 (+3 -4 =6)
Anna Muzychuk
5.5/13 (+1 -3 =9)
Liviu Dieter Nisipeanu
5.5/13 (+1 -3 =9)
Tomi Nyback
5/13 (+3 -6 =4)
Varuzhan Akobian
4.5/13 (+1 -5 =7)
The country's No.1 chess player GM Wesley So scored 7.5 in 13 rounds to settle for fourth top spot in Corus Chess 2010 Group B in the Netherlands.
Seeded No.6, So's Round 11 loss to the eventual champion, GM Anish Giri, and his draws against GM Howell and IM Anna Muzychuk in Round 12 and 13, respectively, proved costly not only to his tournament title campaign but also to his 2700-mark quest.
So was enjoying a two-piece up and time advantage against Giri in Round 11, but a “twist” of fate suddenly changed it all that shocked his whole legion of fans, including this blogger.
So was also enjoying the upper hand against Howell and Muzychuk, but opted to settle for truces which slightly dragged his Elo rating down.
The shocking loss to Giri as well as the ‘winnable’ draws against So’s last two opponents drew varied impressions from some quarters.
Some observers asked this blogger: “Ano kayang problema ni Wesley [What’s the problem of Wesley?]”
A very simple question indeed. But nobody, except GM Wes himself, could provide us the answers.
Overall, So gained 4.7 Elo points from this Category 16 event putting his live rating to 2660.7. He entered the tournament with 2656 rating. He finished the tournament with 3 wins, 1 loss, and 9 draws.
Wesley topping this year’s Group B could have been a sure ticket for him to face the likes of GM Magnus Carlsen in Group A next year. Carlsen, by the way, ruled this year’s Group A also with one loss.
I just hope that Wesley be invited again to Corus next year –not to play in Group B but preferably in Group A, banking on his considerable crowd-drawing charisma. Then and there, the whole world of chess can expect fireworks from the “Real Deal.”
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hapit na bro ;D
nagkurog nako naghuna huna uy
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nagkurog nako naghuna huna uy
excited naman jud
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nagkurog nako naghuna huna uy
maapil jud ni sa activities pohon2
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maapil jud ni sa activities pohon2
gusto ko private
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gusto ko private
private activity we shall ;D
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private activity we shall ;D
mao lagi
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mao lagi
mo insist jud ko bro nga isingit ni sa activity pohon kay maka kutaw og utok ni nga duwa
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mo insist jud ko bro nga isingit ni sa activity pohon kay maka kutaw og utok ni nga duwa
di ko ana uy, time consuming, maayo pa mag line dancing ;D
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di ko ana uy, time consuming, maayo pa mag line dancing ;D
nindot man pud tong mo consume og time aron pahiluna kaayo ang dating bah..total panagsa raman pud ta ka duwa duha ani.. ;D
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nindot man pud tong mo consume og time aron pahiluna kaayo ang dating bah..total panagsa raman pud ta ka duwa duha ani.. ;D
ah sige, apilan sad ug dama?
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ah sige, apilan sad ug dama?
basta bed games este board games ok kaayo
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basta bed games este board games ok kaayo
love it gyud the idea
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love it gyud the idea
samot jud ka love bro og matinuod jud ang sa pagka karon nga idea pa lang
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hehehe
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samot jud ka love bro og matinuod jud ang sa pagka karon nga idea pa lang
sa camping night unta ni bro. bisan sa kalipayan or sa puntod ba kaha?
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sa camping night unta ni bro. bisan sa kalipayan or sa puntod ba kaha?
aw malipay jud ta sa kalipayan bro...naay puntod gyud pud og sa puntod island ta
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aw malipay jud ta sa kalipayan bro...naay puntod gyud pud og sa puntod island ta
basta sa atong himaya