Yifan Hou vs Wesley So (2009)

Yifan Hou vs Wesley So
8th Asian Continental Chess Championship (2009) · French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Variation (C11) · 1/2-1/2

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May-23-09		ruelas007: are u guys sure that So is the one playing black in this game? cause Hou plays french and Wesley only plays sicilians

May-23-09		luzhin: If So had played 33...Bxf1?? then 34.Rxg6+ hxg6 35.Qh8+ Kf7 36.Qf6+ Kg8 37.Qg6+ and mate next move.

May-23-09		jon01: <ruelas007> I think you have a good point here. Wesley So doesn't play French indeed and Hou has been playing the same variation several times.

May-25-09		shintaro go: <ruelas007> You need photographic evidence? Is the game notation not enough?

May-25-09		Manuel G. Vergara: GM So played the French against Hou Yifan because he wants to experience what Ivanchuk means about the variant Kissing the Queen. Now, that is what we call the French Kiss!!!

May-25-09		SugarDom: French Defence - French Kiss Variation... This is the opening to play against women, bro... :)

May-25-09		SugarDom: Against Humpy Koneru use Queen's Indian Defence... Againts Vishwanathan use Old Indian Defence... Against Sasikiran use the Indian Defence, Anti-Curry Variation...

May-25-09		kurtrichards: Good that GM So drew this game against Ms. Hou. The French defense is new in his repertoire. Usually he defends with the Sicilian.

May-25-09		timhortons: < luzhin> What engine are you using? I ran this with rybka, yifan is ahead in eval for almost the game but not winning advantage at all.

May-25-09		Open Defence: <tim> I think <Luzhin's> line was if Black had played 33...Bxf1?? but he didnt in the actual game

May-26-09		luzhin: That's right, Open Defence; and, timhortons, the only 'engine' I was using was a brain -- a small thing, but my own.

Jun-27-09		Whitehat1963: I'd say this was very well fought on both sides of the board. Extremely mature play for a couple of youngsters.

Nov-26-09		Benzmagnus05: Wesley can easily adopt any opening he's gifted anyway...

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