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So drops third rd match to Vietnamese rival
MOSCOW - GM Wesley So of the Philippines put up a brave stand before losing to GM Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son of Vietnam in a keenly-watched all-Asian showdown in the third round of the 2010 Aeroflot Open chess championship at the Hotel Gamma-Delta Thursday (Manila time). So, seeded 17th with an ELO of 2656, resigned after Nguyenâs 40th move with the 20-year-old Vietnamese champion set to launch a strong rook-bishop attack on Soâs exposed king on the g-file.
Grandmaster Wesley So during an earlier tournament.
The Austrian had a rook, bishop and two pawns against the Filipinoâs rook and knight. Laylo accepted the inevitable after Raggerâs 82nd move with the Filipino on the verge of losing another piece to prevent whiteâs pawn from promotion. Laylo, who also lost his first two games against two GMs from Azerbaijan â Rauf Mamedov and Eltaj Safarli - is one of only three players who have yet to score even half a point. The 16-year-old So will try to recover lost ground when he plays white against GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov of Russia in the fourth round late Friday. But Rakhmanov will not be an easy customer. Seeded only 55th with an ELO of 2591, Rakhmanov also has a 1-1-1 win-draw-loss record, all against higher-rated players. He pulled off one of the biggest upset wins in the opening round when he toppled No. 15 seed GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (ELO 2658) of Russia. Layloâs fourth-round opponent is IM Alexandre Danin of Russia. - GMANews.TV
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