Lapit na lang sa Laguna ang Tagaytay, Pinoymaster...

Hi sugardom,

Malapit na din sana sa Cavite via Aguinaldo Hi-way, kung nandito ka sana...

Eto buti naman may post na sa chess-results. GM Wes plays GM Darwin this am,and then GM John Paul this pm :

http://www.chess-results.com/tnr34499.aspx?art=2&lan=1&m=-1&wi=1000

In rd 4, draw sila GMs Wesley and Darwin while GM John Paul won again for the solo lead with 4/4. They (Wes and JP) have a 'showdown' in rd5 which is on-going (should have started 5pm)

Wes & JP had drawn their 5th Rnd game !   

here now remaining sked of Wes ...

Rnd 6:May 31:1000HR: GM SO, Wesley PHI(2665) VS GM Antonio Rogelio Jr PHI(2572)
Rnd 7:May 31:1700HR: IM Nolte Rolando PHI(2420) VS GM SO, Wesley PHI(2665) 
Rnd 8:June 1:1000HR: GM SO, Wesley PHI(2665) VS GM Gonzales Jayson PHI(2441) ... Bye (Jayson had withdrew)
Rnd 9:June 1:1700HR: IM Bitoon Richard PHI(2476) VS GM SO, Wesley PHI(2665) 
Rnd 10:Jun 2:0900HR: GM SO, Wesley PHI(2665) VS IM Dimakiling Oliver PHI(2441)
Rnd 11:Jun 2:1500HR: IM Dableo Ronald PHI(2464) VS GM SO, Wesley PHI(2665) 

can you list down the names of the contestants, bro Joey

Young Grandmaster Tournament

1.  Maxime Vachier-Lagrave France, 19 yo  Elo 2710

2. Evgeny Tomashevsky Russia, 22 yo Elo 2708

3.  Fabiano Caruana Italy, 17 yo Elo 2675

4.  Wesley So  Philippines, 16 yo Elo 2665

5.  Dmitry Andreikin  Russia, 20 yo  Elo 2643

6.  Anish Giri  Netherlands, 16 yo Elo 2642

7.  Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son  Vietnam, 20 yo  Elo 2642

8. Parimarjan Negi  India, 17 yo Elo 2636

9.  Maxim Rodhstein  Israel, 21 yo  Elo 2626

10. David Howell  England, 19 yo Elo 2620

Updated ...

GM Wesley So PHI(2665) ... NEXT STOP


CALENDAR OF EVENTS FY-2010 (Tentative) 

Seq : DATE : EVENT : Venue
1 : Jun 20 - 30 : ASIAN BATTLE OF GRANDMASTERS : Manila
2 : July 18 - 28 : "Young Grandmaster Tournament" Biel-Bienne 43rd Int'nl Chess Festival : Switzerland 
3 : Aug 11 - 23 : Rising Star Vs. Experience : NH Grand Hotel Kransnapolsky in Amsterdam
4 : Sep 19-Oct 4 : WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD : Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
5 : Oct 28-Nov 7 : 2010 SPICE Cup  : Texas Tech University, Texas, USA.
6 : Nov 12 - 27 : 16th ASIAN GAMES 2010 : Guangzhou, China

Asian battle of GMs was cancelled

GM Wesley So PHI(2674)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FY-2010 (Updated) 

Seq : DATE : EVENT : Venue
1 : Aug 12 - 22 : Rising Star Vs. Experience : NH Grand Hotel Kransnapolsky in Amsterdam
2 : Sep 19-Oct 4 : WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD : Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
3 : Oct 28-Nov 7 : 2010 SPICE Cup  : Texas Tech University, Texas, USA.
4 : Nov 12-27 16th ASIAN GAMES 2010 : Guangzhou, China

...

 There are 4 remaining Tournaments GM Wesley So had confirmed he will be participating for 2010.  With his current live rating of 2671.9 after the Biel's Young Grandmasters Tournament he needs 28.1+ additional ELO to reach 2700 ... at least an average of +7 ELO per Tournament in his last four tournaments to reach 2700. Hope he makes it by the end of this year or even earlier !

GO GO GO WES !!!   

Rising Stars vs. Experience

NH Chess Tournament (August 12-22 2010)
NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Dam 9 Amsterdam

The NH Chess Tournament Rising Stars vs. Experience

The fifth NH Chess Tournament, organized by NH Hoteles in close cooperation with the Association Max Euwe of Dutch chess maecenas Joop van Oosterom in Monaco, is held from August 12-22 at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam.

The NH Chess Tournament is a 'Scheveningen' team tournament between an 'Experience' team and a 'Rising Stars' team. All members of each team play all members of the other team twice, once with the white pieces and once with the black pieces. There's a special prize for the best Rising Star (provided he has a positive score): an invitation to the prestigious 2011 Amber Blindfold and Rapid tournament.

The 'Experience' team consists of:

Boris Gelfand (Israel, 2739)

Peter Svidler (Russia, 2734)

Peter Heine Nielsen (Denmark, 2700)

Loek van Wely (The Netherlands, 2677)

Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Serbia, 2572)

The 'Rising Stars' are:

Hikaru Nakamura (United States, 2729)

Fabiano Caruana (Italy, 2697)

Wesley So (The Philippines, 2674)

Anish Giri (The Netherlands, 2672)

David Howell (England, 2616).

Spectators are welcome at the venue, where they can watch the games live and there is daily expert commentary. The entry is free. 

Further information you can find at the tournament website: http://www.nhchess.com

ref.

http://www.chess.co.uk/twic/chessnews/events/nh-chess-tournament-2010

GM Wesley So PHI(2674)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FY-2010 (UPDATED) 

Seq : DATE : EVENT : Venue
1 : Aug 28-Sep 4 : 1st Florencio Campomanes Memorial Cup : Manila 
2 : Sep 19-Oct 4 : WORLD CHESS OLYMPIAD : Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia
3 : Oct 28-Nov 7 : 2010 SPICE Cup  : Texas Tech University, Texas, USA.
4 : Nov 12-27 : 16th ASIAN GAMES 2010 : Guangzhou, China

Grabe naman talaga ang schedule nang bata. No rest for the weary; Campo is upon us in Manila. Good luck GM So!

I'm also excited to see GM Joey and El Eugenio. Can't wait to see if GM Darwin has gotten back his form.

IM Bitoon sacrificed competing in the Pichay Cup to be with Wes at NH. That was really a nice gesture.

I'm happy to see GM Darwin is only half a point behind the leader with a 4/5 score after 5 rounds. He'll play GM JP Gomez (3.5/5) in the 6th round though.

Bossing. Hanggang Sept 4 lang yung Campo Memorial.

Yung Sept. 5 - Rapid Match Wesley vs JP. Atin To!

GM Wesley So PHI(2669)

CALENDAR OF EVENTS FY-2010 (UPDATED)

Seq : DATE : EVENT : Venue

Nov 12-27 : 16th ASIAN GAMES 2010 : Guangzhou, Chin

Nov 12-27 : 16th ASIAN GAMES 2010 : Guangzhou, China


Competition Schedule - Chess
Nov 13-26

see here (Links)

http://www.gz2010.cn/special/0078040C/chess10.html

http://file.ws.126.net/sports/yayun/CH.pdf

What's the latest on Wes?