"Chess is a sport and has objectively measurable results. When you win you are the winner. When you don't win you may be an excellent player, but you just haven't won." --Kramnik
Wesley So's achievements
7th youngest GM in history
Winner, 2008 Dubai Open
Winner, 2008 Battle of the GMs
Gold Medal-Board 1, 1st Asian Club Cup 2008
Winner, 2009 Corus C tournament
Winner, 2009 Battle of the GMs
Wesley So Tag Heuer Chess Simul
Burgoo Restaurant, SM Mall of Asia
November 2, 2009
White GM Wesley So
Black shintaro go
1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Bf5 4. Nc3 Nf6 5. Qb3 Qc7 <this early in the game, I show my lack of chess understanding and begin to drop pawns> 6. cxd5 cxd5 7. Nxd5 Nxd5 8. Qxd5 e6 9.Qb3 Be7 10. Bd2 O-O
11. e3 a6 12. Be3 Bg4 <Wesley is having a walk in the park> 13. Rc1 Nc6 14. Ne5 Bh5 <This is where things really fell apart> 15. Nxc6 bxc6 16. Qc2 Rec8
17. Bxb7+ Kf8 18. Bd4 Rb8 19. O-O f5 20. Bxc6 Bg6 21. Ba4 Qxc2 22. Bxc2 Rxb2 23. Bb3 Rxc1 24. Bxc1 Rb1
25. Bxe6 Rb6 26. Bb3 Bf7 <The game was pretty much over at this point> 27. Bxf7 Kxf7 28. h3 a5 29. g4 Rg6 30. f3 Bb4 31. Kf2 fxg4 32. hxg4 Rh6
33. Rg1 g5 34. a3 Bd6 35. a4 Rh2 36. Rg2 Rh1 37. Bd2 Bb4 38. Bxb4 axb4 39. Kg3 Ra1 40. Rb2 Rxa4
41. f4 gxf4 42. Kxf4 1-0
Time remaining: 2:33 - 19:25
A fun experience playing against my idol. I hope there is a next time, and I plan to put up a little more resistance.