Archive of January 2010
Aquarium vs. Fritz12 GUI
According to the marketing of Aquarium Basic, it could be the best chess program for serious players to study on. It's a better utility than any of ChessBase's.
But there's only one thing I see about it so far. BUGS, BUGS AND BUGS. The help files say it can open '.cbh' files, but it can't in my Xp machine. Plus it's a lot more buggy when in Vista. It seems it's not yet really ready for Windows Vista.
At least, Fritz12 is much more stable.
Leave in the comment any violent reaction.
A Terrible Blunder by GM Wesley So on Round 11 Vs. the Group Leader
We have seen in the last few days during the course of the tournament (Corus Chess 2010) how GM Wesley So gave up his winning chances and eventually settling up for a mere draw. We have seen these games in:
However, the lost chances did not stop there. Last night, on his game against the Group B leader, Anish Giri, he had his chance to grab the leadership with a winning position. A couple or so weak move later and a blunder on move 36, he resigned.
It would have been Wesley's sure ticket to play in Group A of Corus Chess 2011 (next year), and be among the group of world leaders like Magnus Carlsen, Vladimir Kramnik, Vishwanathan Anand, etc. Nevertheless, Wesley is still young, and the future is bright ahead of him.
Check out the game that he lost against GM Anish Giri: Read More »
When Eugene Torre Defeated the Reigning World Champion - Anatoli Karpov
These are the rare moments that Filipino chess fans can be proud of:
This is an overview of the graphical interface Aquarium - designed specifically for the Rybka 3 chess engine.
Corus Chess 2010 Round 10: Nyback vs. So
According to Chessdom, the internet connection at the playing area in Wijk aan Zee last night went unreliable, and so spectators were left hanging as to what happened to the games. Got the pgn from chessbase and the game between Nyback and Wesley So resulted in favor of the latter. At the end of this specific game, it was somehow intelligible that black has an advantage being a piece (bishop) up in exchange for two pawns. But I guess (it's my opinion) that time pressure was another factor why white resigned so early before he was clearly lost.
After this round, Wesley So is just a half-point away from the sole leader, Anish Giri, who he will be playing against tomorrow, January 29, 2010. If So could only win this one, there's a big chance he will come away the big winner of the group (Group B).
Today is rest day, so see you tomorrow.
Corus Chess 2010 Group B Standings After Round 10
Now Giri is only a half-point away!
How Wesley So Missed His Winning Chances Against GM Sutovsky
As promised, here's the analyzed/annotated game between GM Wesley So and GM Sutovsky in Corus Chess 2010 Group B Round 9.
Wesley So, born 9 October 1993, in the Philippines, is a chess prodigy who achieved the GM title at the age of 14 years, 1 month and 28 days, making him the seventh youngest grandmaster title in chess history. Before that he was the youngest ever Filipino International Master, at the age of 12 years and 10 months. He was last year's winner of the Grandmaster Group C in Wijk aan Zee.
Lost Winning Opportunity Once Again for Wesley So in Round 9
GM Wesley So once again drew with his opponent in Round 9 of Corus Chess 2010 in Wijk Aan Zee. What's most bitter is he drew a winning position once again.
No more time to have the game analyzed and post where So missed his chances. May just update this soon.