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Dubai Champion So Wesley Analyses his best games

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Wesley So (born October 9, 1993) is a Filipino GM-titled chess player. He achieved the GM title at the age of 14 years, 1 month and 28 days. This puts him as the 7th youngest person to achieve the Grandmaster title in the history of chess.[1] Before becoming a Grandmaster, So had become the youngest Filipino International Master at the age of 12 years and 10 months. The previous youngest Filipino IM had been GM Mark Paragua at 14 years and 8 months. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesley_So

Cyber Chess is proud to present the games of Dubai Open 2008 Champion So Wesley who has given us his best games played from this tournament.

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(1) Pantsulaia,Levan - So,Wesley [E15]

2008 Dubai Open (3), 08.04.2008

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 b6 4.g3 Ba6 5.Qc2 c5 6.d5 exd5 7.cxd5 Bb7 8.Bg2 Nxd5 9.0-0 Be7 10.Qe4

A rare continuation first introduced by my oponnent against Sakelsek last year. However I don't think it promises much. The main line and the most testing move here is 10. Rd1. [10.Rd1] 10...Bc6 The aforementioned game continued [10...Qc7?! 11.Nh4 0-0 12.Nf5 Bf6 13.Rd1 and White has a large advantage due to the pinned knight on d5. The move I played is an improvement.] 11.Ne5 Nf6 12.Nxc6 Nxc6 13.Qa4 0-0 14.Nc3 [14.Rd1 is also fine for Black after 14...Qe8 (14...Nd4!? is also worth investigating.) 15.Nc3 a6 16.Be3 b5 17.Qf4 c4 when Black is at least equal.] 14...a6 15.Bxc6

White decides to get his pawn back. [The other move is 15.Bf4 b5 16.Qd1 with some compensation that is good enough only for equality.] 15...dxc6 16.Qxc6 b5 17.Bf4 [17.Bg5 Also does not promise much 17...Qc8 18.Qf3 Qe6=] 17...Qc8 18.Qf3 [18.Qxc8 Raxc8 19.Rfd1 Rfe8 20.Kf1 c4=] 18...Qe6 White failed to get an advantage after the opening and in the next few moves I even gained some initiative. 19.e4 Rad8 20.Rfe1 Rfe8 21.Rad1 Rxd1 22.Rxd1 [After 22.Qxd1 Rd8 23.Qe2 c4 Black's position is slightly preferable although White should be able to hold.] 22...Bf8 23.e5 Nd7 24.Qb7 [24.Re1? Is met by 24...g5! 25.Bxg5 (25.Be3 Nxe5 26.Qh5 g4-+) 25...Nxe5 26.Rxe5 Qxe5 27.Bf6 Qe6 winning.] 24...Nxe5 25.Bxe5 Qxe5 26.Qxa6 b4 27.Na4 g6

The position has simplified a bit and the most likely result should be a draw. However White still has some difficulties due to the sidelined knight on a4, the possibility of Black's bishop coming to d4, and Black has more active pieces. 28.Qc4 Qh5 29.Rf1?! Too passive in my opinion. [29.Rc1 Was more accurate to keep the rook active and to keep an eye on the c5 pawn. After 29...Rd8 30.b3 (30.Qc2 Is also possible,when it is hard to make progress for Black.) 30...Rd2 (30...Rd5 31.Rc2 Qf3 32.Nb2) 31.Nxc5 Qf3 32.Rf1 White has good drawing chances.] 29...Qf3 30.Nb6 Rd8 31.Qc2 Bg7! The bishop comes to d4 exploiting the fact that White can't take the c5 pawn. 32.Nc4 [32.Qxc5? Bd4 33.Qb5 (33.Qc7 Bxf2+!) 33...Qb7-+] 32...Bd4 33.Na5 Qa8 Black now wins a pawn. 34.Nb3 Qxa2 35.Nxd4 cxd4 36.Rd1 d3 37.Qd2 [37.Rxd3 Rxd3 38.Qxd3 Qxb2 Is also winning for Black.] 37...Qc4 38.Rc1 Qe4 39.Re1 Qd4 40.h4 h5 41.Rd1?

A mistake in time trouble. [41.Re3 Was sterner when although Black should be winning, he still has to solve some techinical difficulties. For example 41...Qc4 42.Re7 Qc5 43.Re1 Qc2 44.Rd1 Kg7 45.Kg2 When White is holding on.] 41...Re8! 42.Qf4 [Also loses 42.b3 Re2 43.Qf4 Qc3 44.Qd6 Rxf2! 45.Qxd3 (45.Kxf2 Qc2+) 45...Rb2-+; And 42.Qxd3? Re1+] 42...Qxb2 Black is now two pawns up and is completely winning. 43.Qd6 Re2 44.Qb6 b3 ?! [Easier was 44...Qc2 45.Ra1 d2-+] 45.Kg2 Qc2 46.Ra1 [46.Qd8+! Was at least a good practical chance when Black has to be very accurate. 46...Kg7! (46...Kh7? 47.Qf6) 47.Qd4+ f6 48.Ra1 (48.Rxd3 b2 49.Rf3 Rxf2+! 50.Rxf2 Qc6+-+) 48...Qc6+ 49.Kh2 d2 50.Ra7+ Kh6 51.Qf4+ (51.g4 Rxf2+! 52.Qxf2 Qd6+ 53.Kg2 d1Q-+) 51...g5 52.hxg5+ Kg6 53.gxf6 Qxf6-+] 46...b2 47.Ra8+ Kh7 48.Rb8 b1Q I am very happy that I won this game because it is my first win against a 2600+ GM. 0-1

(2) So,Wesley - Adly,Ahmed [B99]

2008 Dubai Open (4), 09.04.2008

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.Bg5 [I played 6.f4 against Mr.Adly last year at World Junior Championships,but I did not gain anything from the opening and even went on to lose. That is why I looked for an alternative weapon against the Najdorf.] 6...e6 7.f4 Nbd7 [During my preparations, I was more concerned about the moves 7...Bd7 which has been played by Mr.Adly many times; and 7...Qb6 The poisoned pawn variation.] 8.Qf3 Be7 9.0-0-0 Qc7 10.Bd3 h6

Mr.Adly goes for the solid Browne Variation and avoids complications arising after 10...b5. [10...b5] 11.Bh4 g5 12.fxg5 Ne5 13.Qe2 Nfg4 14.Nf3 Nxf3 [14...hxg5 Is the main line and in my opinion it is more accurate than 14...Nxf3.] 15.Qxf3 [15.gxf3 Is also interesting. After 15...hxg5 16.Bg3 Ne5 17.f4 gxf4 18.Bxf4 Bd7 19.Rdf1 Rh7 20.h4 White has slight advantage but Black is very solid.] 15...Ne5 16.Qh5 To force Black's knight to return to g6. 16...Ng6 17.Bg3 hxg5 18.Qf3 Ne5 [During the game I was more afraid of 18...Bd7 19.Rhf1 Rf8 And it is not easy to suggest a good plan for White.] 19.Bxe5 dxe5 20.Rdf1 Rh7 White has some advantage after the alternatives: [20...f6 21.h4 gxh4 22.Qg4 Qc5 23.Rxh4 Rxh4 24.Qxh4²; 20...Rf8?! 21.Qh5 b5 (21...Bd7 22.Rxf7!) 22.Rf3 When Black has many weaknesses and his king is stuck in the centre.] 21.h4!

Quickly opening the kingside before Black king can castle. 21...gxh4 Somewhere ar ound here he offered a draw. But I declined because I think my position is a bit better. 22.Qg4 Rh6?

A blunder which allows White to win immediately. Black has two playable moves: [22...Rh8 23.g3 Rf8 24.gxh4 Bb4 25.Ne2 Bd7 When Black gets enough counterplay.; 22...Kf8 23.g3 Rg7 24.Qf3 Bg5+ 25.Kb1 hxg3 26.Qxg3©] 23.g3? Missing the forced win. [After 23.Qg8+ Bf8 (23...Kd7 24.Rxf7+-) 24.Nb5!+- Black can resign. I completely missed this idea during the game and it was only mentioned to me by my friend Sadorra J.] 23...Rg6 Now Black has enough counterplay. 24.Qf3 Rf6 [Also poossible was 24...Rxg3 25.Qxf7+ Kd8 26.Kb1 Bd7 27.Qh7 +=/=] 25.Qh5 Rxf1+ 26.Rxf1 hxg3 27.Qxf7+ Kd7 28.Rd1! White must act quickly otherwise Black will consolidate and solve his problems. White must try to take advantage of Black's undeveloped pieces and his exposed king. 28...Kc6 29.Qg6 Bh4? A serious mistake. Black must try to develop his pieces and return the g3 pawn for development. Instead Mr.Adly tries to hold on to the g3 pawn. He probably underestimated my attack. [Better was 29...b5 30.Nd5 Qd7 31.Nxe7+ Qxe7 32.Qxg3 Qc5 When Black has some chances to draw the game.] 30.Nd5! Qd6? A mistake although it is very hard to defend this position. The best defence was 30...Qa5! although it is quite difficult to see this move. [30...Qd8 31.Bb5+! Kc5 (31...Kxb5 32.Nc3+ Kc6 33.Rxd8 Bxd8 34.Qxg3+-; 31...axb5 32.Nb4+ Kc7 33.Rxd8 Kxd8 34.a3 Bd7 35.Nd3+-) 32.b4+ Kxb5 33.Nc3+ Kxb4 34.Rxd8 Bxd8 35.Qxg3 Bf6 36.Nd1 And White should win.; 30...Qd7 31.Bxa6! Kc5 (31...bxa6 32.Nb4+ Kb6 33.Rxd7 Bxd7 34.Nd3+-) 32.Qh6! And Black's king is in danger.; The best defence is 30...Qa5! 31.Qe8+ Bd7 32.Qxa8 exd5 When it is not so easy for White to win the game.] 31.Qe8+ Bd7 32.Qxa8 exd5 33.Bxa6 Now it is over. 33...Qc7 34.Rxd5 Bg5+ 35.Kb1 Qb6 [After 35...g2 36.Bxb7+ Qxb7 37.Qa4+ Kc7 38.Qxd7++- White wins easily.] 36.Bb5+ Qxb5 37.Rxb5 1-0

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IM Lanka Ravi analyses So Wesley's brilliant games in Dubai

Last Updated on Friday, 26 September 2008 15:43 Written by Cyber Chess Team Thursday, 17 April 2008 13:46

(1) So Wesley (2540) - Salem A R Saleh (2429) [B33] 10th Dubai Open Dubai (5.9), 10.04.2008. Analysis by IM Lanka Ravi

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 e5 6.Ndb5 d6 7.Bg5 a6 8.Na3 b5 9.Bxf6 gxf6 10.Nd5 f5 11.Bd3 Be6 12.0–0 Bxd5 13.exd5 Ne7 14.c3 e4 15.Bc2 Bg7 16.Qh5 0–0 17.Rae1 Qc8 18.Kh1 Rb8 19.g4 [19.f3 is another principled move, played by Shirov: 19...b4 20.Nb1 bxc3 21.bxc3 Bxc3 22.Nxc3 Qxc3 23.fxe4 f4 (23...Qxc2 24.exf5‚) 24.Bb3 Ng6 Usually if ck can achieve such a domination on the dark squares, he has no opening problems, to say the least. 25.Rc1 Qf6 26.Qf5 Qe7 27.Rc4 a5 28.h3 Rb4 29.Rxb4 axb4 30.Bd1 Ra8 31.Rf2 Qa7 32.Rc2 Kg7 33.Kh2 Qe3µ 0–1 Shirov,A-Leko,P/Dortmund 2002 (47)] 19...b4 20.cxb4 Bxb2 [20...Nxd5 21.gxf5 (21.Bxe4 fxe4 22.Qxd5 Rxb4 23.Rxe4 Rxe4 24.Qxe4 Re8! 25.Qd5 Qxg4 26.Nc4 Qe4+ 27.Qxe4 Rxe4 28.Nxd6 Re2=) 21...Kh8!! was the Lekos move 22.Rg1 (22.Bxe4 Nf6 23.Qf3 Rxb4 '<=>' . 24.b3 Rxe4!? 25.Rxe4 Nxe4 26.Qxe4 Qc5 27.b4 Qc3 28.Nb1 Qb2©; 22.Bb3 Nf6 23.Qg5 d5 24.Nc2 Qb7 25.Rd1 Rbd8 26.Rd4 Rg8 27.Ne3 Qb6 28.Rxd5 Nxd5 29.Nxd5 Qb5 30.Ne3 Bd4 31.Qh4 Rd6 32.Bc4 Qe5 33.Bxf7 Rg7 34.Be6 Bxe3 35.fxe3 Rd2 36.Rc1 Qc7 37.Rf1 Rgg2 38.Qf6+ Qg7 39.Qxg7+ Kxg7 40.f6+ Kh6 41.Rf4 Rxh2+ 42.Kg1 Rdg2+ 43.Kf1 Rxb2 44.Kg1 Rhg2+ 45.Kh1 Rbe2 46.Bh3 Rgf2 47.Rxf2 Rxf2 48.Bg2 Rxf6 49.Bxe4 Rb6 50.Bd3 Rxb4 51.Bxa6 Ra4 52.Bd3 Rxa2 53.Bf5 Kg7 0–1 Antoniou,A (2235)-Hossain,E (2396)/Bled 2002/EXT 2003) 22...Bxb2 23.Qh6 (23.Bxe4 Nf6 24.Qh6 Nxe4 25.Rxe4 Qxf5³) 23...Qc3! White must play carefully, since at one moment Black might just take the piece on a3. 24.Rxe4 (24.Bxe4 Qf6) 24...Qf6 (25.Rh4 Qxh6 26.Rxh6 Bxa3 (26...f6!? 27.Nc4 Nxb4÷) 27.f6 Nxf6 28.Rxf6 Bxb4 …29.Rh6 f5!) 25.Qh3 Rg8! 26.Qb3 Rxg1+ 27.Kxg1 (a) 27...Nc3 28.Re3 d5 29.Nb1 (29.Qxb2? Ne2+!) 29...Rg8+ 30.Kf1 Nxb1 31.Bxb1=) 27...Bxa3 28.Qxd5 (28.Qxa3 Qa1+ 29.Kg2 Rg8+ 30.Kf3 Qh1+ 31.Ke2 Rc8 32.Qb2+ Nc3+ 33.Kd2 Qxh2 is just bad for White) 28...Bxb4 with a high probability of draw was the logical outcome.; 26.Reg4 Rxg4 27.Rxg4 Rxb4 28.Nc4 Qc3 29.Qh6 Rb8 30.f6 Qf3+ 31.Rg2 Qxg2+ 32.Kxg2 Nxf6 1–0 Kamble,V (2301)-Sriram,J (2451)/Mumbai 2003/CBM 093 ext; 26.Rh4? Rxg1+ 27.Kxg1 Bxa3 28.Rxh7+ Kg8–+; 26.Rf1 26...Qc3 27.Qxc3+ Nxc3 28.Rh4! Bxa3 (28...f6 29.Nc4 Rxb4 30.Re1!) 29.f6 Rg6 30.Bxg6 fxg6 31.Re1„; 26...Rxb4!?; 26...Bxa3 '!?' 27.Qxa3 Rbc8 28.Bd1 Nc3 29.Re3 d5 30.Rg3 '!'. 30...d4 (30...Ne4 31.Rxg8+ Rxg8 32.Qe3÷) 31.Bf3 d3 32.Qb2 Qd4 (33.Qd2³ Ne4 34.Bxe4 Qxe4+ 35.f3 (35.Kg1!? Qxf5³) 35...Qxf5³) 33.Rd1?! Rxg3 '!!' 34.hxg3 Rc4 '!' '–+!' 35.Rf1 '[] (35.Rd2 Rxb4 36.Qa3 Nb1!) 35...d2 36.f6!? '?' (36.Qb3 36...Kg7! 37.a3 Ne4µ) 36...Ne4 is a simple win for Black: 37.Qxd4 Rxd4 38.Kg2 Nc3 39.Bd1 Rxb4–+ 40.Kf3 Rb1 41.Ke3 Rxd1 42.Rxd1 Nxd1+ 43.Kxd2 Nxf2; 36...Rxb4!? 37.Qa3 (37.Qc2 Rb6 38.Kg2 Rxf6 39.Rh1 h6–+) 37...Rb8 38.Qxa6 d1Q 39.Bxd1 Nxd1; 36...Qxf6 '(+)?' 37.Kg2 Qd4 38.Qc2 38...Rc7 '!' (38...Kg7? 39.Rh1 h6 40.Rh4!) 39.Qf5 f6 40.Rh1 '!' 40...d1Q 41.Bxd1 Nxd1 42.Rh4 42...Qxf2+?! 43.Qxf2 Nxf2 44.Kxf2 Rc2+ 45.Kf3 Rxa2 46.Rd4=; 42...Qe5?! 43.Qf3! (43.Qd3 Nxf2!! 44.Kxf2 Qb2+–+) 43...Nxf2 (43...Nc3 44.Qa8+ Kg7 45.Rg4+ Kf7 46.Qg8+ Ke7 47.Rg7+ Kd6 48.Qd8+ Kc6 49.Qa8+ Kb6 50.Qb8+=) 44.Qxf2=; 42...Qb2 43.Qf4! …Rc8 44.Rxh7+!! Kxh7 45.Qh4+ Kg7 46.Qg4+=; 42...Qd6!?; 42...Qd8 43.Rh6 Rf7 44.Qe6 Rf8 45.Qf5 '!?'. 45...Qe7 (45...Rf7 46.Qe6 Qf8 47.Rh4©) 46.Qd3 Qb7+ 47.f3 (47.Kh2 Nxf2–+; 47.Kg1 Nb2 …48.Qc2 Rd8–+) 47...Nb2 48.Qc2 Qg7 49.Rh1 Rg8 50.g4 f5 51.Qxf5 Nc4 52.Rxh7+ Qxh7 53.Qf6+ is an amazing drawish line.; 45.Qxa6? Qd2 46.Rxf6 Ne3+ 47.Kf3 (47.Kh3 Qd7+–+) 47...Qd5+ 48.Ke2 (48.Kxe3 Re8+–+) 48...Qd1+ 49.Kxe3 Re8+ 50.Kf4 Qd4+ 51.Kg5 Qe4!–+; 45.Qe4 Qd7 46.Qf3 Kg7 47.Rh5 Nb2 (47...Rd8! 48.Qe4 h6µ) 48.Rd5 Qe6 49.Rd4! Rc8 (49...Re8!?) 50.Re4 Qc6 51.Kh2 Kf8 (51...Nc4? 52.Qg4+ Kf8 53.Re6 Ne5 54.Qf5 Nf3+ 55.Kh1 Qc1+ 56.Kg2; 51...h5!µ) (52.b5! axb5 53.Qa3+ (a) 53...Kg8 54.Rg4+ Kf7 (54...Kh8 55.Qxb2²) 55.Qxb2²) 53...Kf7!? 54.Qe7+ (54.Re7+ Kg6 55.Qxb2 Re8 56.Qb1+ f5=) 54...Kg6 55.Rg4+ '=' Leko,P. 55...Kf5 a) 56.Rd4 Rc7 57.Qe2 Nc4 58.Qg4+ Ke5 59.Rd1 (59.Rf4 Kd5!) 59...f5 60.Qf4+ Kf6 61.Qh6+=; b) 56.Rf4+ Kg6 57.Rg4+=; 56.Rh4 Rc7! …57.Qe2 Nc4 58.Rh5+ Kg6 59.Qg4+ Kf7 60.Rxh7+ Kf8 61.Rh8+ Ke7) 52.Qf4 '!' 52...Kf7 53.Qf5 Rg8 '!' Leko,P. 54.Qxh7+ Rg7 55.Qh5+ 55...Kf8 56.Qf5? Overestimating the position. (56.Qh8+ '=. 56...Kf7 57.Qh5+ would have forced a draw.) 56...Nc4µ '! /–+ 57.Re2 '?' (57.Re6 Rh7+ '!' which is the only one, but enough for a win. 58.Qxh7 Qxe6–+ '-/+' .) 57...Rg5 58.Qh7 Ne5 '–+'. 59.Qh6+ Kg8 The game is over. White cannot defend against Black's threats. 60.Qxg5+ fxg5 61.Rxe5 Qf6 62.Re2 Qf3 63.Rd2 Kf7 64.a4 Qb3 65.Rd6 Qxa4 66.Rb6 Qa2 0–1 Topalov,V (2745)-Leko,P (2722)/Dortmund 2002/CBM 090/[Rogozenko]] 21.Qg5+ [21.gxf5 Bxa3? (21...Kh8 22.Rxe4 Nxd5 23.Rh4 Nf6 24.Qh6 Qc6+ 25.f3 Qc3 26.Rc4 Qxa3 27.Bb3 Rg8 28.Rd1 Rxb4 29.Rcd4 Bxd4 30.Rxd4 Ne8 0–1 Niemi,K (2108)-Miljkovic,M (2414)/Budva 2003/CBM 096 ext) 22.Rg1+ Kh8 23.Rxe4+- The power of white pieces is demonstrated in a big way now.] 21...Ng6 22.gxf5 Bxa3 23.fxg6 fxg6 24.Bxe4 Qd8 [24...Bb2 25.a3 White can afford to play this cool move!! Now 25...Qc4 (25...Qc4; 25...Bxa3 26.Bxg6 wins immediately) 26.f3] 25.Qg3 Bxb4 26.Bxg6! a brilliant exchange sacrifice and piece sacrifice. The idea is either to give linear mate or to expose the Blacks king to subtle attacks 26...Bxe1 27.Bxh7+! Kh8 28.Rxe1 Rf6 [28...Qf6 29.Be4 threatening Qh3 Check 29...Qh6 30.Qc3+ Rf6 31.Re3 winning the game] 29.Qh3 Rf4 30.Bf5+ Qh4 31.Qc3+ Rd4 32.Rd1 Rbb4 33.Qc8+ Kg7 34.Rg1+ 1–0

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Grand Master Gopal Analyses

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 March 2010 22:47 Written by Cyber Chess Team Saturday, 24 November 2007 18:32

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(1) Gopal,GN (2480) - Torre,E (2536) [B07] 6th Asian Individuals Cebu (2), 20.09.2007 [Gopal Geetha Narayanan] Eugenio Torre, the first Grand Master of Asia is undoubteldly a chess legend by all means, and was one of the world's top players during 70s-80s, playing in many top tournaments with Karpov, Spassky, Korchnoi and others. 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 g6 4.Be3 c6 5.Qd2 b5 6.Bd3 Nbd7 7.Nf3 e5 8.dxe5 dxe5 9.h3 Bg7 10.0–0 0–0 11.Ne2 Qe7 12.Ng3 Nc5?! [12...Bb7 is the normal move 13.c4 a6 14.a4 b4 15.c5 a5] 13.b4!

Diagram[13.Qc3 Nfd7 (13...Nxd3 14.cxd3) 14.b4 Nxd3 15.cxd3 Bb7]

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IM Kidmbi analyses

Last Updated on Friday, 26 September 2008 15:41 Written by Cyber Chess Team Sunday, 04 November 2007 11:04

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Grand Master Alexey Dreev Analyses

Last Updated on Saturday, 20 March 2010 23:00 Written by Cyber Chess Team Monday, 13 August 2007 15:49

Bologan,V - Dreev,A / Poikovsky 2006 [B12]

I often play Caro-Kann on 1.e4. In this game the topical line was opted. I employed interesting novelty. My opponent, strong grandmaster Viorel Bologan, lingered (didn’t played 11.c4!), and got into troubles. So, this game is quite instructive.Click on the arrow to view the analysed games:

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