Filtered By: Sports
Sports
Wesley So draws vs top seed in World Chess Cup
Playing white, Russian grandmaster (GM) Sergey Karjakin initially went on the offensive against the black pieces of Filipino GM Wesley So. But So, using his knights and the right flank of his pawns, patiently and carefully set up his defensive formation to block the full frontal offense Karjakin launched.
Wesley So takes notes during the first game of his Round 2 duel with world's No. 4 Sergey Karjakin at the World Chess Cup in Russia. chess.ugrasport.com
- 3. 4. 3. Pairings shall follow the principle of top half vs. lower half reversed (1-128, 2-127...). Thus the highest ranked player of the top half shall play the lowest ranked player of the bottom half. The second ranked player of the top half shall play the penultimate ranked player of the bottom half. And so on. 3. 4. 4. For the second and subsequent rounds pairings shall follow the same procedure as in 3.4.3 with the clarification that if the lower ranked player wins in any match, he shall automatically assume the position of the higher ranked player. 3.6.1 The time control shall be 90 minutes for the first 40 moves followed by 30 minutes for the rest of the game with an addition of 30 seconds per move from move one. 3.7.1 For the first 6 rounds, each match shall be played over two (2) games and the winner of a match shall be the first player to score 1.5 or more points. 3.7.2 The final 7th round will be a match played over four (4) games and the winner of the World Cup will be the first player to score 2.5 or more points. 3.8.1.a If the scores are level after the regular games, after a new drawing of colors, two (2) tie-break games shall be played. The games shall be played using the electronic clock starting with 25 minutes for each player with an addition of 10 seconds after each move.
More Videos
Most Popular