Wesley repeated in León by IM Juan Röhl

Wesley repeated in León

The American GM Wesley So triumphed in the XXXI Magistral Tournament City of Leon, after imposing dramatically to the Spanish GM Francisco "Paco" Vallejo, in the Playoffs to Blitz by 1.5 to 0.5. The Match had finished tied 2 to 2 in the Rapid Mode of 20 minutes, plus 10 seconds of increase. In the previous phase, Wesley had overcome with difficulty the Hindu genius, the GM of 12 years Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, by 2.5 to 1.5 and Vallejo in the jump-off to the young GM Miguel Santos, this demonstrates the strength of youth in the World Chess concert.

Let's see below the 3rd. Match So-Praggnanandhaa game where, from the position indicated in the Diagram, the youngest GM in the world starts a brilliant maneuver with black pieces that should have led him to victory, but he found a tenacious defense of Wesley So; one of the essential characteristics of the players of the World Elite, take advantage of all the Technical Resources.

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