One problem with evaluations in the opening and middle game is that positions are so complex it needs a computer that can also explain why moves are made. (Susan Polgar said something to this effect once). Sometimes I can work out the strange computer moves and that is good, but in some positions. I have the free Komodo which is good but on my computer too slow. So trying to see where Xiong erred against Wesley So is hard as it seems to go to the opening. It seems almost that his judgment error is part of opening theory which is a worry.

check again:

2014 – USA ~ Millionaire Chess ~ Las Vegas
♣ 1st Place Grand Prize Winner

2014 – USA ~ 3RD Noel Skelton Open ~ Minnesota
♣ 1st Place

2014 – NORWAY ~ 41ST Chess Olympiad
♣ Coach for US team

2014 – ITALY ~ ACP Golden Classic
♣ 1st Place (Rated 2755)

2014 – CANADA ~ 9TH Edmonton International Chess Festival ♣ 2nd Place

2014 – USA ~ National Open Blitz Sectionals Las Vegas International Chess Festival ♣ 1st Place

2014 – CUBA ~ Capablanca Memorial
♣ 1st Place

2014 – USA ~ The Bill Wright Saint Louis Open
♣ Tie for 1st Place

2014 ~ USA ~ Final Four of College Chess
♣ 1st Place (Webster Team)

2014 ~ NETHERLANDS ~ Tata Steel Chess – Wijk Aan Zee ♣Tie for 4th place

2013 ~ USA ~ Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championship ♣ 1st Place (Webster Team A)

2013 ~ TURKEY ~ World Chess Team Championship
♣ Coach for U.S.A. Team

2013 ~ NETHERLANDS ~ 17TH Unive Chess Tournament Hoogeveen ♣ 1st Place

2013 ~ USA ~ 2ND Noel Skelton Open
♣ 1st Place

2013 ~ NORWAY ~ World Cup
♣ Lost in 2nd round (64 players) knockout

2013 ~ RUSSIA ~ 27TH Summer Universiade in Kazan, Russia ♣ Gold Medal

2013 ~ USA ~ Las Vegas International Chess Festival ♣ Triple Winner

2013 ~ CANADA ~ Calgary International Chess Classic and Blitz Championship ♣ 1stPlace – Classic ♣ 1st Place – Blitz

2013 ~ USA ~ The Bill Wright Saint Louis Open
♣ Tie for 1st Place

2013 ~ USA ~ Final Four of College Chess
♣ 1st Place

2013 ~ ICELAND ~ The Reykjavik Open 2013
♣ Tie for 1st Place
♣ 1st player from the Philippines and the 1st player in the 67-year history of American Collegiate Chess to break the 2700 rating mark ♣ No. 2-ranked junior chess player in the world

2013 ~ PHILIPPINES ~ Asian Zonal 3.3 Chess Championship ♣ 2nd Place ♣ Qualifies in 2013 World Cup

2013 ~ USA ~ Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championship ♣ Tie for 1st Place (Webster Team A & B)

2012 ~ USA ~ SPICE Blitz 2012
♣ 1st Place

2012 ~ USA ~ The 3RD Annual Thanksgiving Open
♣ Tie for 2nd Place

2012 ~ USA ~ 2012 SPICE CUP Group A
♣ 4th Place

2012 ~ Chess.com’s 7TH Blitz Match of Death ~ Wesley So vs. Ray Robson ♣ Defeated GM Ray Robson

2012 ~ CANADA ~ Quebec Open Chess Championship
♣ 1st Place

2012 ~ CANADA ~ Toronto International Chess Championship ♣ 1st Place

2012 ~ USA ~ Charity Chess Match Philippine Consulate ♣ Organized by the Filipino-American Chess Club of New York ♣ Acting Deputy Permanent Representative of the Philippine Mission to the UN in New York, Eduardo de Vega, joined the other chess players. ♣ 20-chess players simultaneous

2012 ~ USA ~ 40TH Annual World Open 2012 – Blitz Championship ♣ Tie for 1st Place

2012 ~ USA ~ 40TH Annual World Open 2012
♣ 3rd Place

2012 ~ FRANCE ~ French League TOP 12
♣ Clichy members: Ivanchuk, Van Wely, Wesley So, vice Jakovenko, Nispeanu and Maze ♣ Emerged 2012 champion – undefeated in 10 games

2012 ~ VIETNAM ~ 11TH Asian Individual Open/Blitz Chess Championships ♣ Undefeated in 18 games, 9 in the main event, and 9 in the Blitz Championship ♣ First place – Blitz

I CLEARLY wrote that in my first post about it.

And Susan Polgar is not even mentioned in the bio. Whatever anybody's opinion of her, or So's opinion, that is simply ridiculous from any journalistic or historical point of view.

He won it under most unusual and incredible circumstances

Happy Chess!

Also, this isn't Rogoff - a more measured mode of argumentation would be appreciated. Nor do people need a super high rating to contribute to this discussion.

I've looked at the archived versions of So's page and there are important biographical details now missing - several of which others have mentioned, Webster and who first taught him are important items.

<CG> shouldn't blindly accept all assertions from any GM - historical accuracy has shown many cases where a GM says one thing but the facts say otherwise.

That's not a knock on So, it's just a general statement.

If <CG> mistakenly gave So the impression that he has sole responsibility for his bio on <CG>, then we do have a problem. Obviously several very valued contributors feel very strongly about this.

Of course, <CG> could allow such a compromise system, i.e. giving any player the ability to submit their own profile page, as a supplement to the general bio that the historians/editors currently produce.

If CG is well intent in trimming his editing privilege, it must not only apply to his bio but to his player page as well. Obviously, several very valued posters who have their kibitzes fried extra crispy and page access denied feel very strongly about this as well.

Now CG wants the journalistic rights of bistro writers restored. It is only fair and decent that the bills of rights including the right to travel and enter the Wesley So page and post thereat be reinstated as well.

He's a certified numb-skull

Yes, this is an important point to note.

I generally have stayed away from So's page - but I remember this feature being added. Its significance really only comes into full focus now.

Or you could also put a kibitzer on ignore. This is perfectly fine.

On his/her profile page, yes.

But on the player page? No, probably a bad precedence, in retrospect.

Freedom of speech kind of issue.

<chessalem: for members here of biographer's bistro, kindly post your resume to assess your fitness to the position and responsibilities as biographers. Kindly include your opinion of what should comprise as parts and elements of an effective biography without googling.

What is your style of writing compared to other biographers listed below:

https://www.google.com.ph/?gfe_rd=c...

Your response will guide me to determine why should I prefer your biography over Wesley's?

I cannot resist the opportunity to repost here <Jambow>'s classic gong-ringer posted today on another forum:

<Jambow>:<Sounds like the Rogoff septictank is full the sewage is backing up here now. >

Could you provide your liteary degree and the university you graduated from?

Why should we just accept you as an authority without proof?