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| Dec-24-12 | | cormier: it look to me at first sight that black can protect the N on h7 3 times 1)with the K, 2)a R and 3)the Q ... |
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| Dec-24-12 | | cormier: Nd6, Rf3, Rf2, Qf1 = Alekine Gun |
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Dec-25-12
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| Dec-25-12 | | cormier: actual:
click for larger viewAnalysis by Fritz 12: dpa 30 done
<<<<<<<<<<1.  (7.82): 35...Rfd7 36.Rf3 Kg8 37.Rhf2> Bh4 38.Rf8+ Nxf8 39.Rxf8+ Kh7 40.Qh3 Rd8 41.Rf3 Qe7 42.Rf7+ Kg8 43.Rxe7 Bxe7 44.g5 Bxd6>_______________
2. (8.14): 35...Rfc7 36.Rf3 Kg8 37.Rhf2> Rg7 38.Bxg7 Kxg7 39.Rh2 Bg5 40.Rf1 Kg8 41.Qh3 Rg7 42.Rhf2 Bd8 43.Nf7>__________________
3. (9.18): 35...Kg8 36.Nxf7 Rxf7 37.Bd2> Rg7 38.Rh6 Qxg4 39.Rg2 Qe4 40.Qxe4 dxe4 41.Rhxg6 Rxg6 42.Rxg6+ Kf7 43.Rxc6 Bg5 44.Bxg5 Nxg5>__________________
4. (10.12): 35...Rfb7 36.Nxb7 Rxb7 37.Bc1> Rg7 38.Rh6 Kg8 39.Qh3 Qe7 40.g5 Bc7 41.Bf4 Kh8 42.Qc8+ Bd8 43.Qxc6 Qf8 44.Rf2>_______________
5. (10.28): 35...Rac7 36.Nxf7+ Rxf7 37.Bc1> Qxg4 38.Rh6 Qe4+ 39.Qxe4 dxe4 40.e6 Rf1+ 41.Kg2 Rxc1 42.Rxh7+ Kg8 43.Rh8+ Kg7 44.Rxd8 Kf6 45.Rd6 Rc2+> |
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| Dec-26-12 | | cormier: actual:
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Analysis by Fritz 12: dpa 31 done
<<<<<<<<<<1. (7.78): 35...Rfd7 36.Rf3 Kg8 37.Rhf2> Bh4 38.Rf8+ Nxf8 39.Rxf8+ Kh7 40.Qh3 Rd8 41.Rf3 Qe7 42.Rf7+ Kg8 43.Rxe7 Bxe7 44.g5 Bxd6> ___________________________________ 2. (8.28): 35...Rfc7 36.Rf3 Kg8 37.Rhf2> Rg7 38.Bxg7 Kxg7 39.Rh2 Bg5 40.Rf1 Kg8 41.Qh3 Rg7 42.Rhf2 Bd8>____________________________ 3. (9.29): 35...Kg8 36.Nxf7 Rxf7 37.Bd2> Rg7 38.Rh6 Qf7 39.Qh3 Kf8 40.Kg1 Kg8 41.e6 Qc7 42.Rf2 Qe7>_____________________________ 4. (10.41): 35...Rfb7 36.Nxb7 Rxb7 37.Bc1> Rg7 38.Rh6 Kg8 39.Qh3 Qd7 40.Bd2 Qc7 41.g5 Qe7 42.e6 Qc7 43.Rh4> _________________________ 5. (10.66): 35...Rac7 36.Nxf7+ Rxf7 37.Bc1> Kg8 38.Rh6 Rg7 39.Qh3 Qd7 40.Bd2 Bc7 41.Bg5 Bxe5 42.dxe5 d4 43.Bf6 dxc3 44.Qf3> |
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| Dec-27-12 | | cormier: The World vs Akobian, 2012 |
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Jan-22-13
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The Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship (22-30 January, 2013) has started at Tagaytay International Convention Center (Tagaytay City, Phillippines). The tournament shall be conducted as a Swiss System competition of 9 rounds. The top two finishers shall qualify for the World Cup 2013, a 128-player single-elimination tournament which will be played between 10 August and 5 September 2013, in Tromsø, Norway. The three top winners of the World Cup shall qualify for the Candidates Tournament 2014. The Asian Zonal tournament’s top seed GM Wesley So (2682) is seeking a return stint in the World Cup 2013. In 2009 he reached the fourth round where he beat Vassily Ivanchuk and Gata Kamsky before losing to Vladimir Malakhov. Wesley is well prepared for the tournament. "I prepared hard for this tournament," he said. "I have to take it a game at a time". |
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Jan-22-13
| | cro777: The Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship (Round 1)
GM Wesley So (2682) - Rustum Tolentino (2364)
1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 c6 6. e3 Bd6 <Black loses a tempo with this rather simplistic but very solid move. The alternative is to take a good opportunity to develop the light-squared bishop with 6...Bf5> 7. Bxd6 Qxd6 8. Bd3 Ne7 9. Qc2 g6 10. Nf3 Bf5 11. Bxf5 Nxf5
click for larger view12. O-O <Looks like Wesley's preparation. This move was played in one correspondence game in 2010. Over the board 10.0-0-0 and 10.g4 were tried>
12...O-O 13. e4 dxe4 <Better was 13...Ne7> 14.Nxe4 Qd8 15. Qb3 b6?!
click for larger viewGlenn Bordonada: "In the opening, Black followed an understandable strategy of trying to exchange as many pieces as possible to increase drawing chances. He has succeeded but at the cost of some weaknesses in the dark squares around Black's King and the b7-square. White's 15.Qb3 tries to exploit the absence of the light-colored Bishop in the Queenside. Here, 15...Qb6 is stronger than the actual move played which further weakens the Queenside (the c-pawn is now a potential target)".
<15...b6 was a bad move. 15...Qc7 was better> 16. Qc3 Nd6 17. Nfg5 Nxe4 18. Nxe4 Re8 19. Rfe1 Re6 20.Nd2 Rf6 21. Nc4 Nd7 22. Rad1
click for larger view22...Qc7?! <Black is under pressure. Better was 22...b5 or 22...Rc8> 23. g3 Rc8 24. Re7 Qd8 25. Rde1 Nf8?? <Black blundered. 25...b5 offered more resistance> 26. d5 Rf5 27. Re8 Qc7 28. Rxc8 1-0 |
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| Jan-22-13 | | karlmarx2000: nice game for wesley so... it seems tolentino has a lot of respect for so, that's why he committed these blunders... or So has just that an intimidating presence... |
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Jan-23-13
| | cro777: Commenting on the first round game against Tolentino, Wesley said: "I had a good coordination of my major pieces (queen, rook and knight) that’s why I was able to gain control despite having equal number of pieces and pawns." About his chances against GM Torre in the second round, Wesley added: "I have a tough second round game. Our last game ended in a draw." "I’ll just try my best against So. What’s important is that Filipinos would win the two World Cup slots," said Torre. |
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Jan-23-13
| | cro777: The Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship (Round 2)
TORRE, Eugenio (2485) - SO, Wesley (2682)
1.d4 Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.c3 <The idea of this move order in the Torre Attack is to take sting out of an early c5 by Black> Bg7 4.Bg5 O-O 5.Nbd2 d5 6.e3 b6 7.b4 <The main move here is 7.Be2. " In the Torre-Gruenfeld the b4 pawn push can be an effective way of dealing with Black's plan of ...c5" (Aaron Summerscale). After 7.b4 the game is completely equal> c5 8.bxc5 bxc5 9.Qa4 Bf5 10.Be2 Nbd7 <The same position occurred in the game Kojder-Sarwinski, 1979>
click for larger view11.O-O <Kojder played 11.h3> Qb6 12.Qa3?! <12.Nh4 was better> Rab8 13.Bf4 Qb2
click for larger viewThe critical position. The game is approximately equal. <Here, White made two consecutive errors which turned a dynamically balanced position into a loss>
14.Qa5? <White should have played 15.Qa4 or 15.Qa6> e5! 15.Nxe5? <15.dxe5 offered more resistance>
click for larger viewIn the rest of the game Wesley controlled the board undisputably. 15...Qxd2 16.Nxd7 Nxd7 17.Bxb8 Nxb8 18.Bf3 cxd4 19.exd4 Bxd4 20.Rad1 Qxc3 21.Qxc3 Bxc3 22.Bxd5 Nd7 23.Rc1 Ba5 24.Rfd1 Ne5 25.h3 Nd3 26.Rc6 Nb4 27.Rcc1 Nd3 28.Rc6 Nf4 29.Bc4 Bb6 30.Re1 Ne6 31.Rd6 Rc8 32.Bb3 Nd4 33.Ba4 Be6 34.a3 Bc5 35.Ra6 Bb6 36.Bd1 Bc4 37.Ra4 Bb5 38.Rb4 Ba5 0-1 |
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| Jan-23-13 | | karlmarx2000: how do i get a pgn for this game? |
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Jan-23-13
| | cro777: <how do i get a pgn for this game?> You may use the Game-Database of Chess Results
http://chess-results.com/partieSuch... |
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Jan-24-13
| | cro777: Susan Polgar: "I would strongly advise Wesley not to worry about 2700, especially in this tournament. He has worked very hard on his chess since he came to Webster University. I could not be more proud. He will get to 2700. I have no doubt in this. However, his job in this tournament is to focus on one game at a time, and fight hard for every win to make the World Cup. 2700 is secondary, at least for the next week." |
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Jan-24-13
| | cro777: The Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship (Round 3)
GM So Wesley (2682) - GM Paragua Mark (2519)
1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 e6 7.f4 Qc7 <In the Sicilian Najdorf Paragua opted for the old Kasparov variation> 8.Qf3 <According to modern theory White should play strategically in this variation> Nbd7
9.O-O-O b5
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"An important junction where White has lots of tempting possibilities". (Richard Palliser) 10.Bd3 <10.a3 is slow. 10.e5 is just an exciting way to make a draw. 10.Bxb5 with wild complications> 10...Bb7 11.Rhe1 Qb6 <Trying to force the knight back and adding defense to b5>
click for larger view12.Nd5 <A typical tactic in the Sicilian but only a very start of the theory> exd5 13.Nc6! Bxc6?! <The main move here is 13...dxe4!> 14.exd5+ Be7 15.dxc6 Nc5 16.Bxf6 gxf6 17.Bf5
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This position is known from the game Maia Chiburdanidze - Semen Dvoirys (1980). 17...Rd8? <The decisive error. Black was lost after 17...Qc7? as well, which was played by Dvoirys. 17...Ra7 offered more resistance> 18.b4 Na4 19.Qe4 Qc7 20.Bd7+ Rxd7 21.cxd7+ Qxd7 22.Qa8+ Qd8 23.Rxe7+ 1-0 |
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Jan-24-13
| | cro777: The Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship (Round 4)
GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (2631) - GM Wesley So (2682) "Nguyen came well prepared and put So under pressure throughout the game but in patient and accurate defence held the draw." (Peter Long) 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g6 3.Nf3 Bg7 4.g3 c6 5.Bg2 d5 6.Qb3 0-0 7.0-0
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7...Qb6 <This is the most popular move at the top level> 8.Nc3 Bf5 9.cxd5 <At the Trophee CCAS KO 2010 in Cap d'Agde (France) Truong Son against Le opted here for 9.Qxb6 and the game continued 9...axb6 10.cxd5 Nxd5 11.Nxd5 cxd5 12.Bd2 Nc6. Truong Son lost with white in 95 moves> 7...Qxb3 10.axb3 Nxd5 11.Bg5 Re8
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The same position arose in the last year edition of the Bosna Tournament in Sarajevo (Bosnia) in the game Yilmaz-Banusz. 12.Nxd5 A novelty prepared by Truong Son. <Yilmaz chose 12.Ra4. Earlier, 12.Ra5 was also tried.> In the resulting position, Wesley defended well and held the draw. 12...cxd5 13.b4 Nc6 14.b5 Nd8 15.Rfc1 Ne6 16.Be3 Be4 17.Ra4 a6 18.bxa6 Rxa6 19.Rb4 Rc6 20.Ra1 Rb8 21.Ng5 Nxg5 22.Bxg5 Bxg2 23.Kxg2 <The resulting complex ending deserves more detailed analysis> f6 24.Bf4 e5 25.Be3 Rc2 
click for larger view26.Ra5?! <Truong Son could have tried here26.Rd1 exd4 27.Rdxd4 Rxe2 28.Rxd5 >
26...exd4 27.Bxd4 Re2 28.Ba7 <Practically, agreeing to a draw> Bf8 29.Rb3 Ra8 30.Rb7 Re7 31.Rxe7 Bxe7 32.Bb6 Rxa5 33.Bxa5 Kf7 34.Kf3 Ke6 35.Bb6 Bd6 36.Bd4 h5 37.h3 g5 38.Ke3 g4 39.hxg4 hxg4 40.Kd3 f5 41.Be3 Be7 42.Bf4 Bc5 43.Be3 Be7 Draw |
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| Jan-24-13 | | karlmarx2000: when will be the next round? who will be wesley's next opponent? |
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Jan-25-13
| | cro777: In Round 5 Wesley defeated Mongolian IM Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan (2522). Susan Polgar: "So far so good for Wesley. His hard work over the past many months has paid off. However, he must still focus one game at a time and not relax until the World Cup berth is earned." Schedule:
Jan 26 Round 6
Jan 27 Round 7
Jan 28 Round 8
Jan 29 Round 9 + playoff |
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Jan-26-13
| | cro777: <geniokov>: Wesley is already getting matured in his style of play. He will never risk anymore in every game. Master Iskuba Dayb's assessment of Wesley's play at the Chess Olympiad in Istanbul was much the same: "Wesley is a much better player than before. His play has matured... seasoned." Wesley has worked very hard on his chess since he came to Webster University. He has three times a week for classes and has twice-a-week training sessions under GM Susan Polgar. "She encourages to study without a computer and tries to make us focus on the position," said Wesley of his mentor. |
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Jan-26-13
| | cro777: The Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship (Round 5)
GM Wesley So (2682) - IM Gundavaa Bayarsaikhan (2522) "I’ll go for a win since I’m handling the white pieces," said So, who beat Gundavaa four times and drew once in their past duels. 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Qc2 0-0 5. Nf3 <Wesley plays the Classical Variation of the Nimzo Indian Defense with both colours. Previously he played here 5.e3. The main line is 5.a3> d5 6. cxd5 Qxd5 <Black opted for this active recapture. Gundavaa is using Romanishin's ideas. The natural 6...exd5 is the main move here> 7. e3 b6 8. a3 Bxc3+ 9. bxc3
click for larger view9...Bb7 <A novelty. The players started to come up with their own ideas> 10. Bb2 Qa5 11. Nd2 Nbd7 12. e4 Qg5 13. f3 c5 14. Nc4
click for larger view14...cxd4 <Better was 14...Ba6. After 15.Qd2 Qxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Rfc8 Black could hold. The tactical blow 17.Nd6 doesn't work here.> 15. cxd4 Rfc8 16. Qd2 Qh4+ 17. Qf2 Qxf2+ 18. Kxf2 Ba6 19. Rc1 Rc6 20. Bd3
click for larger view20...Rac8?? <Black blundered allowing the tactical blow 21.Nd6. He should have played 20...Ne8> Black is now lost. Wesley demonstrated good technique. 21. Nd6 Rxc1 22. Bxc1 Rxc1 23. Rxc1 Bxd3 24. Ke3 Ba6 25. Rc7 Nf8 26. Rxa7 Bf1 27. Kf2 Bd3 28. Nxf7 N6d7 29. Nd6 h6 30. h4 h5 31. a4 Bc2 32. Ke2 Bb3 33. a5 bxa5 34. Rxa5 e5 35. d5 Nb6 36. Kd3 Nfd7 37. Kc3 Bd1 38. Nf5 Ba4 39. Ne3 1-0 "Maganda 'yung coordination ng major pieces ko kaya napilit kong manalo sa laro against Gundavaa," said So. In Round 6 Wesley faces defending champion Indonesian GM Susanto Megaranto (2529). |
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Jan-28-13
| | cro777: The Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship (Round 6)
GM Susanto Megaranto (2529) - GM Wesley So (2682)
1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 d5 3. c4 c6 4. Nc3 e6 5. Bg5 <Megaranto is ready to play the Moscow Variation (5...h6 6.Bxf6) or the Moscow Gambit (5...h6 6.Bh4 dxc4 7.e4 g5 8.Bg3 b5) but Wesley declines the invitation> Nbd7 6. cxd5 <With this move White avoids the Cambridge Springs Variation arising after 6.e3 Qa5> exd5 7. e3 Be7 8. Bd3 Nf8 9. Qc2 g6 10. O-O Ne6 11. Bh4 O-O
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This middlegame structure, known as the Carlsbad pawn structure, is common in several openings (the Queen's Gambit Declined Exchange Variation, the Gruenfeld and Nimzo-Indian defenses). In this game, White's positional plan, typical for this structure, was to initiate the minority attack on the queenside (Rb1, b4, a4 etc) and make use of of the pawn structure weaknesses it creates. 12. Rab1 Ng7 13. b4 <The minority attack begins> a6 14. a4 Bf5 15. b5 
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<Interestingly, Illya Nyzhnyk and Alexander Ipatov, at the 2008 Championship of Ukraine juniors under 16, agreed to a draw here. Recently, Ipatov won the World Junior Championship 2012> 15...axb5 16. axb5 Bxd3 17. Qxd3 Nf5 18. Bxf6 Bxf6 19. bxc6 bxc6
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<The minority attack has produced the classical weak pawn on c6 but with careful defense Black's position is tenable> 20.Qc2 <More popular moves here are 20.Rfc1, 20.Ne2 and 20.Nb3> 20...Qa5 <The first new move in the game. 20.Qc7 was played before>
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Wesley and Megaranto battled to a draw.
21. Ne2 Rfc8 22. Rfc1 Nd6 23. Nd2 Nb5 24. Qd1 Be7 25. Ra1 Ba3 26. Rc2 Qb6 27. Rca2 Qb7 28. Qb3 Bd6 29. g3 Rxa2 30. Rxa2 Ra8 31. Rxa8+ Qxa8 32. Kg2 Qa5 33. Nf3 Qa3 34. Qc2 Qa6 35. Nc1 Na3 36. Qd1 Nc4 37. Qe2 c5 38. Qd3 Qb6 39. Ne2 cxd4 40. Nfxd4 Qc5 41. Qb3 Nd2 42. Qb5 Ne4 43. Qe8+ Bf8 44. Nf4 Nf6 45. Qe5 Qd6 46. Qxd6 Bxd6 47. Nd3 Kf8 48. h3 h5 49. f4 Ne4 50. g4 hxg4 51. hxg4 Bc5 52. Nxc5 Nxc5 Draw "It’s risky to push for a win," said So. "It was really a fighting draw." |
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Jan-28-13
| | cro777: The Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship (Round 7)
GM Wesley So (2682) - IM Nguyen Duc Hoa (2495)
This game provides an example of modern preparation. "The search for new possibilities takes place at great depths and the attitude to the opening is somewhat altered: it's not about obtaining an advantage with white or clearly equalising with black, but about getting a playable position which you understand better than your opponent." (Vladimir Tukmakov: "Modern Chess Preparation") 1. c4 e6 2. Nc3 d5 3. d4 Be7 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. e3 c6 7. Bd3 Nbd7 8. h3 Nf8 9. Nf3 Ng6 10. Bh2 O-O 11. O-O Re8 12. Ne5 Nxe5
click for larger view13. dxe5 <Wesley's preparation (searching for new possibilities). White usually recaptures with the bishop: 13.Bxe5 Bd6 14.Bxd6 Qxd6 15.Qc2. Wesley wanted to test his opponent in a less familiar situation>
13...Nd7 14. Bc2 Bc5 15. e4 d4 16. Na4 Bb6 17. Nxb6 Qxb6 18. Bb3
click for larger view18...Nc5 <18.Nf8 was better. Wesley outplayed his opponent in the middlegame> 19. Qxd4 Nxb3 20. Qxb6 axb6 21. axb3
click for larger viewThe Carlsbad structure with the interesting opposition of doubled b and e pawns. 21...Be6 22. b4 Rad8 23. Rfd1 g5 24. Bg3 Rxd1+ 25. Rxd1 Ra8 26. f3 Ra2 27. Bf2 Rxb2 28. Bxb6 h5 29. Bc5 g4 30. hxg4 hxg4 31. Be7 Kh7 32. Rd8 g3 33. Rd1 b6 34. Rc1 Bc4 35. Bh4 Rxb4 36. Bxg3 b5 37. Bh4 Rb2 38. Bf6 Rd2 39.Kh2 Rf2 40. Kg3 Rf1 41. Rc2 Re1 42. Be7 Rd1 43. Kf4 Kg6 44. g4 Rh1 45. Rd2 Rh3 46. Bf6 Bf1 47. Be7 Kh7
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Wesley went for a mating attack.
48. Rd8 Bg2 49. Kg5 Rxf3 50. Bf6 Rxf6 51. Kxf6 Bxe4 52. Kxf7 b4 53. e6 b3 54. Rb8 1-0 |
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Jan-28-13
| | cro777: The Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship (Round 8)
Wesley's task in this tournament is to make the World Cup 2013. By playing with black in penultimate round his objective is at least not to lose. GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. (2541) - GM Wesley So (2682)
1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5 dxe4 5. Nxe4 Nbd7 <This is a version of the Rubinstein System of the French Defense. Black has got rid of the e4-pawn and will attack the d4-pawn with ...c5> 6. Nxf6+ Nxf6 7. Nf3
click for larger view7...c5 <In this line Black is OK even though White can inflict doubled pawns on him by capturing on f6> 8. Bb5+ Bd7 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. O-O cxd4 11. Qxd4 Qxd4 12. Nxd4 Bc5
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13.Nb3 Bb6 14.Rad1 respectively.>
13...O-O-O 14. Bxf6 gxf6 15. Nb3 Bb6 16. Rfe1 f5 17. Kf1 Rd7 18. Rxd7 Kxd7 19. Rd1+ Ke7 20. Ke2 Rg8 21. g3 h5 22. Rd3 h4 23. Nd2 hxg3 24. hxg3 Rc8 25. c3 Bc5 26. Nb3 Bb6 27. Nd2 Bc5 28. Nb3 Bb6 29. Nd2 Bc5 30. Nb3 Bb6 Draw " Ok lamang draw para mapreserba natin ang lakas natin sa huling round bukas (Tuesday)," said Wesley who needs only a draw in the final round to qualify for the World Cup 2013. "Deserving naman si Wesley kaya ok y'ung draw. At least may isa na tayong player na almost in the bag na sa World Cup," said Antonio. |
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Jan-28-13
| | cro777: Playing with black, So agreed to an early draw with GM Rogelio Antonio in the eighth round. "It’s a good result allowing me to preserve my strength for the final round," said So. "Wesley is deserving to be there. At least, we have another player with a World Cup berth virtually in the bag," said Antonio. GM Oliver Barbosa earned his spot by virtue of his fifth-place in the Asian Chess Championship held in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam last year. In the last round Wesley needs a draw with the black pieces against Vietnamese GM Cao Sang (2488) to secure World Cup qualification. Analysis of this game will be posted soon. |
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Jan-29-13
| | cro777: The Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship (Round 9)
Wesley did what he was supposed to do to qualify for the World Cup 2013 : simply settle for a draw with Vietnamese GM Cao Sang in his 9th and final-round match. GM Cao Sang - GM Wesley So
1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 <Petroff's Defense has an excellent reputation as a drawing weapon> 3. Nc3 <White invites transposition into a Four Knights Game which usually leads to quiet positional play> Nc6 4. Bc4 Bc5 5. 0-0 d6 6. h3 0-0 7. d3 h6
click for larger viewSymmetrical Four Knights System often leads to a quick draw. The rule of no drawing during the first 30 moves applies at the event. 8. Nd5 Be6 9. Be3 Bxe3 10. Nxe3 Bxc4 11. Nxc4 Re8 12. Re1 d5 13. Ncd2 dxe4 14. Nxe4 Nxe4 15. dxe4 Qxd1 16. Raxd1 Rad8 17. c3 f6 18. Kf1 Kf7 19. Ke2 Rxd1 20. Rxd1 Rd8 21. Rxd8 Nxd8 22. Ne1 Ne6 23. Nd3 a5 24. a4 b6 25. f3 Ke7 26. Kd2 Kd7 27. b3 Kd6 28. Kc2 Nc5 29. Nb2 Ne6 30. Nd3 Nc5 Draw
click for larger view"Ok lamang draw tiniyak ko na kasi ang pagpasok sa World Cup," said Wesley. |
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