Wesley So Drew a Winning Position Vs. Akobian

Indeed, Philippines’ pride GM Wesley So spoiled the fun for his Filipino chess fans when he drew a winning position against Varuzhan Akobian in the Corus Chess 2010 Group B in Wijk aan Zee, in Netherlands.

In this particular game, Wesley might have overlooked a better play on the 25th move with (25. Rxc4) instead of his conservative (25. Re3). This could have led to an endgame where he’s up by one pawn plus a solid pawn structure on the King side.

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Best Buddies Share the Best Tea

As the year comes to a close, just before the darkness captures the year behind, two buddies — two little kids that is — share a bottle of wine tea to celebrate the dawn of the new year.

Cheers for the new year

The future is bright for these young kids. Read more »