So whips Subic Open foe; Gonzales fumbles
Dubai Open Champion GM Wesley So and unheralded Rolando Andador whipped their respective foes but erstwhile solo leader and GM-elect Jayson Gonzales blew his chance to seize the title and the $5,000 top prize.
So whipped IM Aung Aung of Myanmar while Andador crushed GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia to boost their chances and keep the Filipinos' hopes alive after the eighth and penultimate round of the 2008 Subic Open international chess championship at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center here late Thursday.
Gonzales, who held the solo lead by a full point after seven rounds, remains in contention--along with So, Andador and Kuzubov--despite losing a drawish endgame to top seed GM Yuriy Kuzubov of Ukraine.
So will take on Kuzubov, while Andador will battle Gonzales in a pair of all-important matches in today's final round to determine the champion.
Four players, led by Asia's first GM Eugene Torre, stayed within striking distance with 5.5 points.
"Laban na po ito hanggang matapos (It will be fight to the finish)," said So, who vowed to go all-out for the win with the white pieces against Kuzubov.
Battled to a draw
The 14-year-old campaigner from Bacoor, Cavite, who is currently the world's youngest GM, battled Kuzubov to a draw despite paying the disadvantageous black pieces during a strong tournament in San Marino, Italy in 2006.
Against Aung, So did not take long to subdue the Myanmar bet. The incoming third year high school student of St. Francis College (Cavite) outplayed Aung in the middle game and emerged with a clear material and positional advantage en route to victory.
Policeman-chesser
Aung resigned after 50 moves of the Gruenfeld.
Andador, a policeman from Bacolod City now assigned at Camp Crame, pulled off the biggest surprise when he yanked the rug from under Megaranto, currently the top player of Indonesia with an ELO of 2561.
Andador, who first rose to prominence when he finished seventh in the second President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Cup last year, can still clinch the title with a win over Gonzales coupled with a draw between So and Kuzubov.
However, Andador has yet to win over Gonzales in six career games.
"It's still anybody's game but I'll do my best," said Gonzales, the 34-year-old coach of multi-titled UAAP team Far Eastern University who will handle white. Philippine Daily Inquirer
So whipped IM Aung Aung of Myanmar while Andador crushed GM Susanto Megaranto of Indonesia to boost their chances and keep the Filipinos' hopes alive after the eighth and penultimate round of the 2008 Subic Open international chess championship at the Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center here late Thursday.
Gonzales, who held the solo lead by a full point after seven rounds, remains in contention--along with So, Andador and Kuzubov--despite losing a drawish endgame to top seed GM Yuriy Kuzubov of Ukraine.
So will take on Kuzubov, while Andador will battle Gonzales in a pair of all-important matches in today's final round to determine the champion.
Four players, led by Asia's first GM Eugene Torre, stayed within striking distance with 5.5 points.
"Laban na po ito hanggang matapos (It will be fight to the finish)," said So, who vowed to go all-out for the win with the white pieces against Kuzubov.
Battled to a draw
The 14-year-old campaigner from Bacoor, Cavite, who is currently the world's youngest GM, battled Kuzubov to a draw despite paying the disadvantageous black pieces during a strong tournament in San Marino, Italy in 2006.
Against Aung, So did not take long to subdue the Myanmar bet. The incoming third year high school student of St. Francis College (Cavite) outplayed Aung in the middle game and emerged with a clear material and positional advantage en route to victory.
Policeman-chesser
Aung resigned after 50 moves of the Gruenfeld.
Andador, a policeman from Bacolod City now assigned at Camp Crame, pulled off the biggest surprise when he yanked the rug from under Megaranto, currently the top player of Indonesia with an ELO of 2561.
Andador, who first rose to prominence when he finished seventh in the second President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo Cup last year, can still clinch the title with a win over Gonzales coupled with a draw between So and Kuzubov.
However, Andador has yet to win over Gonzales in six career games.
"It's still anybody's game but I'll do my best," said Gonzales, the 34-year-old coach of multi-titled UAAP team Far Eastern University who will handle white. Philippine Daily Inquirer
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