January 19, 2010 – 1:39 am
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.
November 9, 2009 – 1:39 am
The serial number can be used to install the program on a maximum of three computers. If you want to install the program on a new computer, or you want to re-install your operating system, you should first deactivate the current registration online.
September 22, 2009 – 11:13 pm
Unlike other sports or games, chess could probably benefit the most with the advancement of the internet. With the internet you can sit in one corner of your room and play chess against other players from around the globe. I have searched—
August 17, 2009 – 1:29 am
Went to the Parañaque Chess Open ’09 today, not really to join in the tournament (although I would have loved to), but to take some pictures. Another photo op with the young Grandmaster Wesley So. I recalled four (4) grandmasters participated in—
August 13, 2009 – 1:26 am
Got a comment in my post, “Wesley So, the Gifted Child“. I prepared a long response that I decided to actually just post a new entry about it instead. And so here goes. Here’s what my commentator has to say: I don’t—
February 2, 2009 – 1:09 pm
Philippines’ pride GM Wesley So emerged as the sole winner in the the Group C category of Corus Chess tournament in Wijk aan Zee in Netherlands. Nothing grand upset, though. He was the top seed in that category to start with. But—
January 16, 2009 – 1:36 am
Inquirer.net reports that the DepEd in a memo dated January 8 of this year, chess will form part of the curriculum of Elementary and High School students. “Global studies have shown that chess is a game that improves individual organizational and analytical—
October 30, 2008 – 10:42 am
In Germany, with Viswanathan Anand leading the match already at 6-to-3 after Game 9, the match was expected to be decided in his favor with three more games to play and needing only a draw in the next game. But Vladimir Kramnik—
October 22, 2008 – 11:03 pm
World chess chammpionship 2008 Round 6: Anand wins again, score now 4.5:1.5. He’s now two points behind to retaining the title – i.e., 4 draws. I would have expected Kramnik to at least win a game from this match, but from how—
October 18, 2008 – 11:59 am
Viswanathan Anand, the defending champion, draws the first blood with black on the 3rd game of the World Chess Championship yesterday against the challenger, Vladimir Kramnik. This was after the first two games were agreed two by the two players. It—
October 13, 2008 – 6:32 pm
The board is arranged at the starting position. Everything seems ready for the World Championship. Who will reign as the king of chess? Watch out for that as the World Championship 2008 unfolds tomorrow in Germany. I’ll go for Vladimir Kramnik to—
October 2, 2008 – 2:37 am
Chessworld.net Chessworld.net is an email correspondence chess playing website that let’s you play chess over the internet against other players around the world. You don’t have to be in the same timezone as that of your opponent because games are played through—
September 23, 2008 – 7:07 pm
The match will be a best of 12 games. Players score 1 point for a win and half a point for a draw. Time control will be 120 minutes, with 60 minutes added after move 40, 15 minutes added after move 60,—
August 29, 2008 – 7:17 pm
Chessdom – India wins the Chess U16 Olympiad 2008 ahead of Russia. With GM Wesley So steering the board 1 for the Philippines, he won 8 games and drew 2 to grab the gold medal at board 1. Not a bad performance—
August 12, 2008 – 10:33 am
Inquirer.net dubs this the richest chess event in the country so far. Philippines’ chess legend GM Eugenio Torre against the current world’s youngest grandmaster GM Wesley So for a pot prize of Php 1 million. The match will be a 10-round one-on-one—
Even before the final round started, the current world’s youngest GM was already the sure winner. As promised, here’s the final standings and the gallery of pictures I took during the 11th and final round of the tournament.
