Well-rested So regains lead in Corus Chess tournament

MANILA, Philippines – A day of rest did top seed Grandmaster Wesley So some good as he extended his winning streak in the 11the round and regained the top spot in Group C of the Corus Chess 2009 at the De Moriaan Community Centre in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands. The 15-year-old whiz kid from Cavite downed Manuel Bosboom of the host country for his third straight win since suffering an eight round loss to GM Frank Holzke of Germany. It was So’s sixth triumph overall to regain the lead with 8.0 points. So is now the solo leader following that victory and half a point up against erstwhile solo leader GM Tiger Hillarp Persson of Sweden who was upset by Ali Bitalzadeh, also of the host country. Another much-anticipated match awaits So in the 12th round as he meets Persson, who is alone at second spot. 11th round results W. So vs M. Bosboom, 1-0 R. Pruijssers vs A. Gupta, 1-0 A. Giri vs E. Iturrizaga, 1-0 M. Leon Hoyos vs O. Romanishin, 1-0 F. Nijboer vs D. Harika, 1-0 F. Holzke vs D. Howell, 0.5-0.5 A. Bitalzadeh vs T. Hillarp Persson, 1-0 Standings W. So – 8.0; T. Hillarp Persson – 7.5; A. Giri – 7.0; D. Howell, F. Holzke – 6.0; A. Gupta, D. Harika, M. Bosboom – 5.5; M. Leon Hoyos – 5.0; F. Nijboer, E. Iturrizaga, A. Bitalzadeh, R. Pruijssers – 4.5; O. Romanishin – 3.0

– GMANews.TV