GM Wesley So wins Dubai Open Chess Championship
Filipino Wesley So, the youngest grandmaster in the world at 14, surprised a strong pack of experienced players to walk away with the Dubai Open Chess Championship title at the Dubai Chess and Culture Club.
He finished with 7.0 points on six wins, one loss and two draws after nine games of play. The young So actually finished in a tie with Grandmasters Gagunashvili Merab of Georgia, Ghaem Maghami Ehsan of Iran and Li Chao of China, but emerged the champion by virtue of a superior tie break score. He took home the prestigious Sheikh Rashed Bin Hamdan Al Maktoum Cup and a fourth ($4,500) of the combined prize of $18,000.
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April 17th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
peneng balato!congrats!
April 18th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
grabe. conGrats!
sabi sa tvpatrol khapon.,
60pts. nlang, mgging
super grandmaster na xa^^,
June 25th, 2008 at 4:47 pm
Hey nice site. Anyways chess tips. To become good one must learn from ones one mistakes And successes. Chess analysis pro 7000 I found very useful in helping my chess development. I’d recommend it. Next keep the pressure on. And learn to hold the tension on the board instead of running out of tension with no advantage gained.
July 17th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
wow!! galing mo tlga!! keep humble=) swerte nman ng mga cm8s mo..hhahaha!! u can teach them…
August 27th, 2008 at 3:26 pm
grabe.. galing nya talaga ,, ng training ata siya sa BSU chess institute.. hehe,,