Li Shilong rules 4th Pichay Cup

GM Li Shilong of China (2503) – the player who dealt the only loss of GM Wesley So (2577) in the 4th Pichay Cup – halved the point with GM Ghaemmaghami Ehsan (2597) of Iran in the final round to capture the title.

Li piled up a total of 7.5 points after 9 rounds, a whole point clear off the second placer.

Here’s how he performed:



Li’s breakaway triumph drained the zest of other players in the top boards to really battle it out in the final round.

Board 1: Li vs Ghaemmaghami (1/2-1/2) – 14 moves
Board 2: So vs Zhang (1/2-1/2) – 10 moves
Board 5: Nguyen vs Shanava (1/2-1/2) – 11 moves
Board 6: Xiu vs Zhou (1/2-1/2) – 12 moves
Board 7: Megaranto vs Dao (1/2-1/2) – 14 moves
Board 8: Nguyen vs Gonzales (1/2-1/2) – 18 moves

I can say it’s a dead final round – at least in the top boards.