It was earlier reported - and even much talked about among die-hard Wesley fans - that GM Wesley So will skip the Zonal (3.3) chess championships this week in Vietnam.
But wait, NM Marlon Bernardino released a new story which I believe is the most updated status about GM So's decision.
Let's read:
"FILIPINO brightest hope GM Wesley So will have his hands full when he competes in a series of world-class tournaments abroad.
The 15 year old Bacoor, Cavite whiz kid, whose stint is supported by NCFP president Prospero “Butch” Pichay Jr., NCFP secretary-general Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino Jr., Filway Marketings Inc. CEO/President Hector “Chito” Tagaysay and businessman Reginald Tee is scheduled to play in the Zone 3.3 Chess Championships 2009 on July 22 to 30 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in another bid to qualify for the World Chess Cup (World Chess Championships) in Khanty, Mansiyk, Russia on November 20 to December 15.
Joining Wesley in the Zone 3.3 Chess Elims are GMs Eugene Torre, Mark Paragua, Darwin Laylo and IM Richard Bitoon. So far, lone Filipino qualifier is GM Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. for the World Chess Cup.
So also scheduled to play in the Group A of Susan Polgar’s Spice Chess Cup Open 2009 on September 19 to 29 at the Texas Tech University, USA.
So, who continues to lord over the national rankings with record 2646 rating and is currently 94th overall in the world, based on FIDE's July ratings release is fresh from China stint last week.
Wesley is also at the seventh spot among the highest rated juniors in the world
"I won my first game against Wang Chen (2400) and drew against Xiu Deshun(2515) in 2nd round," Wesley confirmed in an email to chessph. Wesley raised his total score to 4 points (+3 -1 =2), with an average opponents' rating of 2477 during the Chinese Chess League 2009.Wesley has scored 2.5 points (+2 -1 =1) for the Bank of Qingdao in the past installment of the league. He lost against GM Zhang Pengxiang (2638) in round one, drew with GM Zhao Jun (2560), and won against GM Wu Wenjin (2412) and Xu Hanbing (2339) in rounds three and four, respectively. Wesley's teammates are International Masters (IM) Tong Yuanming (2502) and Liu Qingnan (2426), Sun Fanghui (2146), and Women GM Nebolsina Vera (2302).
Unfortunately, So was not paired with other prominent participants in the League, namely: GMs Wang Yue (2738) for Tianjin, Ni Hua (2724) for Shanghai, Bu Xiangzhi (2704) and Hou Yifan (2590) for Shangdong, Wang Hao (2696) for Hebei, Alexander Motylev (2677) for China Mobile Group Chongqing Company Ltd, Ernesto Inarkiev (2676) for Qingdao Yucai, Alexey Dreev (2668) for Zhejing, and Arman Pashikian (2655) and Li Chao (2643) for Beijing."
"FILIPINO brightest hope GM Wesley So will have his hands full when he competes in a series of world-class tournaments abroad.
The 15 year old Bacoor, Cavite whiz kid, whose stint is supported by NCFP president Prospero “Butch” Pichay Jr., NCFP secretary-general Abraham “Bambol” Tolentino Jr., Filway Marketings Inc. CEO/President Hector “Chito” Tagaysay and businessman Reginald Tee is scheduled to play in the Zone 3.3 Chess Championships 2009 on July 22 to 30 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, in another bid to qualify for the World Chess Cup (World Chess Championships) in Khanty, Mansiyk, Russia on November 20 to December 15.
Joining Wesley in the Zone 3.3 Chess Elims are GMs Eugene Torre, Mark Paragua, Darwin Laylo and IM Richard Bitoon. So far, lone Filipino qualifier is GM Rogelio “Joey” Antonio Jr. for the World Chess Cup.
So also scheduled to play in the Group A of Susan Polgar’s Spice Chess Cup Open 2009 on September 19 to 29 at the Texas Tech University, USA.
So, who continues to lord over the national rankings with record 2646 rating and is currently 94th overall in the world, based on FIDE's July ratings release is fresh from China stint last week.
Wesley is also at the seventh spot among the highest rated juniors in the world
"I won my first game against Wang Chen (2400) and drew against Xiu Deshun(2515) in 2nd round," Wesley confirmed in an email to chessph. Wesley raised his total score to 4 points (+3 -1 =2), with an average opponents' rating of 2477 during the Chinese Chess League 2009.Wesley has scored 2.5 points (+2 -1 =1) for the Bank of Qingdao in the past installment of the league. He lost against GM Zhang Pengxiang (2638) in round one, drew with GM Zhao Jun (2560), and won against GM Wu Wenjin (2412) and Xu Hanbing (2339) in rounds three and four, respectively. Wesley's teammates are International Masters (IM) Tong Yuanming (2502) and Liu Qingnan (2426), Sun Fanghui (2146), and Women GM Nebolsina Vera (2302).
Unfortunately, So was not paired with other prominent participants in the League, namely: GMs Wang Yue (2738) for Tianjin, Ni Hua (2724) for Shanghai, Bu Xiangzhi (2704) and Hou Yifan (2590) for Shangdong, Wang Hao (2696) for Hebei, Alexander Motylev (2677) for China Mobile Group Chongqing Company Ltd, Ernesto Inarkiev (2676) for Qingdao Yucai, Alexey Dreev (2668) for Zhejing, and Arman Pashikian (2655) and Li Chao (2643) for Beijing."
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