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Wesley So vs Alexander Onischuk
US Championship (Tiebreak) (2017) (rapid), St. Louis, MO USA, rd 1, Apr-10
English Opening: Anglo-Indian Defense. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Variation (A18)  ·  1-0

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Apr-10-17
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  tpstar: The things we laid do not amount to much (1. c4 e6), made of abandoned wood, loose stones and such (2. Nc3 Nf6)/This Revolution baby (3. e4 d5) proves who you work for lately (4. cxd5 exd5)/Release the castaways who run amok (5. e5 Ne4) from self-appointed winds which blow and suck (6. Nf3 Bf5)/When present tense gets strangled in the mire [last book move] made of our cozy decomposing wires (7. Be2 Be7)/Who do you work for baby? (8. 0-0 0-0)/And does it work for you lately? (9. Qb3 Nc6)/But when the night is over and the walls start burning [9 ... Nc5 10. Qxd5 Nbd7 11. Qd4 ], when fire starts to matter and the clock's still churning (10. Nxd5 [ ] Bc5)/Cliches and other chatter keep our minds from learning [10 ... Ng5 11. Nxe7+ Qxe7 12. Nxg5 Qxg5 13. Qxb7 ], our minds keep learning (11. Ne3 Bg6)/It's alright (12. Qxb7 Nd4), it's alright [12. d3!? Ng5 13. Qxb7 ]/The things we laid do not amount to much (13. Nxd4 Bxd4), made up of thought balloons and cotton swabs (14. d3 Nc5)/When present tense gets strangled in the woes (15. Qb5 Rb8) made of our future foe scenarios (16. Qc4 Ne6)/This Revolution baby (17. f4 Bxb2) proves who you work for maybe (18. Rb1)/Who do you work for maybe? [18. Bxb2 Rxb2 19. Nc2 Rxc2 20. Qxc2 Nd4 ]/And does it work for you lately? (18 ... Qd4)/But when the night is over and the walls start linking [18 ... Nd4 19. Rxb2 Rxb2 20. Bxb2 Nxe2+ 21. Kh1 =], when fire starts to matter and the clock's still sinking (19. Rxb2)/Cliches and other chatter keep our minds from thinking [19. Qxd4 Bxd4 20. Rxb8 Rxb8 ], our minds keep shrinking (19 ... Rxb2) [ ]/It's alright (20. Bg4 Rb4?), it's alright [20 ... Qb6 21. Bxb2 Qxe3+ 22. Kh1 Bxd3 ]/It's alright (21. Qxd4 [ ] Rxd4), it's alright (22. f5 Nf4?)/That's when it turned on me [22 ... Re8 ], a motorcade of "meant to be's" (23. Nc2 Ra4)/Parade of beauty queens (24. Bxf4 h5) where soft entwines make kindling (25. Bd1 Bh7)/These many detailed things (26. Ne3 Rxa2), like broken nails and plastic rings (27. e6 fxe6)/Will win by keeping me (28. Bb3 Re2) from speaking to my new darling [28 ... Ra3 29. Bxe6+ Kh8 ]/And there's no way to know (29. fxe6 Re8) our future foe scenarios [29 ... Rb2 30. Bc4 Bxd3 31. Bxd3 ]/That's when it turned on me (30. e7+ Kh8), where bobby pins held angel wings (31. Bg5)/It's alright (1-0) - Silversun Pickups + Fritz 10, "Future Foe Scenarios"

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Go Wesley!

Apr-10-17  ambongtumbong: napakasakit kuya Eddie.. winner again..swerte at tsamba lang daw ang panalo sabi ng mga talangkards. tsamba as winner on few elite chess tourneys lately. napasakit Kuya Eddie.. lalo magiging bitter ang mga batman.
Apr-11-17  Toribio3: Onischuk is no match to my Kabayan, Wesley So!
Apr-11-17  Scarborough shoal: Congratulations to the future world champion!
Apr-11-17  wordfunph: His victories always by the skin of his teeth show more of his luck than real talent and dominance.
Apr-11-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  benveniste: To me it looks like Onischuk fell victim to "fancy play syndrome" here with 20. ... ♖b4. 20. ♕xc4 looks like it leads to a draw with chances for both side. Giving back the exchange with ♕b6 leaves So with the bishop pair but also a fairly equal game.
Apr-11-17  Calli: <"fancy play syndrome" here with 20. ... ♖b4.> Actually, in the interview after the game, Onischuk said he missed the skewer Ba3 when he played Rb4. He had intended Nxd4, but Rxd4 was forced because of Ba3.
Apr-13-17  Sularus: <ambongtumbong> tama! HAHAHAHA! kawawang mga talangka. :)

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