UPDATE: Grandmaster So wins Group C of Corus Chess tourney
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UPDATE: After 13 rounds, Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So emerges as the champion in the Group C of the Corus Chess tournament in the Netherlands.
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After 12 rounds, Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So finishes on top of Group C of the Corus Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee, the Netherlands.
According to the Corus Chess website, So has earned a total of 9 points, making him the number one contender in Group C.
This Filipino teen sensation has been competing in the Corus Chess tournament, which started January 16 and ended on February 1.
Based on the Corus Chess website, the standings are as follows: So with 9 points; Anish Giri with 8; Tiger Hillarp Persson with 7½; David Howell with 7; Abhijeet Gupta with 6½; Frank Holzke with 6; Frisco Nijboer, Dronavalli Harika, Manuel Bosboom, and Roeland Pruijssers all with 5½; Manuel Leon Hoyos with 5; Eduardo Iturrizaga and Ali Bitalzadeh with 4½; and finally Oleg Romanishin with 4.
You can watch the games here.
Thanks to readers Bobby Echeverria and Patrick So for the heads up.
