Tuesday, August 12, 2008

World Junior Chess Championship Round 9: Wesley So victorious against Kravtsiv


Wait a minute. Hou Yifan, mixing it up with the boys? Come on, how about finding some super GM boys in the girls division next time? And ooops! that boy in the foreground- is he still thinking about that girl yesterday?


GM Wesley So defeated Ukranian GM candidate Kravtsiv Martyn (2555) in the 9 round to remain in contention for the title. After nine rounds, So remains unbeaten with a total of 6 1/2 points, still a full point behind the sole leader, IM Braun Arik (2533) of Germany. Wesley is now tied with 3 other players for 4-7 spot with 4 more rounds to play. Meanwhile, Haridas Pascua continue to falte with his matches as he losses a new, this time to FM Nrmontas Matas of Lithuania. Wesley next foe in the 10th round is England's prodigy and tourney's second placer, GM David Howell (2561).

Can IM Braun Arik handle the pressure with 4 more rounds to play? This is looking good for Wesley :)

Photo from WJCC2008


Rank after round 9


RankSNo.
NameRtgFEDPtsFideRtg+/-RaRp
123IMBRAUN Arik2533GER37½2725032776
214GMHOWELL David2561ENG737½1825062726
32GMRODSHTEIN Maxim2605ISR733924672683
46GMLI Chao B2590CHN37½1125182684
528GMSAFARLI Eltaj2527AZE36½1825022668
611GMSO Wesley2577PHI32½924852651
716WGMHOU Yifan2557CHN635824942619
820GMPOPOV Ivan2549RUS634524632588
925GMBRKIC Ante2530CRO632½1425192644

34IMSANIKIDZE Tornike2486GEO632½1825052624
119GMNGUYEN Ngoc Truong Son2579VIE631½324792604

29IMMELKUMYAN Hrant2507ARM631½1224742599
1319GMGUPTA Abhijeet2551IND631124332558
1426GMNEGI Parimerjan2529IND630½624492574

33GMWEN Yang2487CHN630½1024302551
168GMZHIGALKO Sergei2583BLR630324822607
1724GMRAMIREZ Alejandro2531CRC629½524352555
183GMANDREIKIN Dmitry2604RUS629-324432560
1936IMBOROS Denes2472HUN627½723952512

37IMCAN Emre2460TUR627½1524622587

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