Saturday
Oct262013
Wesley So Wins Unive in a Walk
Saturday, October 26, 2013 at 2:54PM
The Unive Crown Group was a short event, a double-round robin of four players, but despite its brevity Wesley So managed to clinch clear first with a round to go. His score of 4.5/6 (three wins, three draws) left him a full point and a half ahead of Michael Adams and (in a surprise) Robin van Kampen, who was by far the lowest-rated player in the tournament. Loek van Wely finished last with 1.5. He drew twice with his countryman and was abused by So and Adams.
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Reader Comments (1)
Its great that Wesley So is advancing in both his rating and his chess career with perfomances like this. His being in the Spice program of Coach Susan Polgar is a great opportunity. However, according to his Coach Susan Polgar, and Wesley So himself, the Philippine Chess Federation is not giving Wesley support nor recognition for his achievements. That's a sad situation.
[DM: His "coach" Susan Polgar? I know she runs the program, but does she really serve as the strong GM's trainer?]