Biel Young Masters Chess:Wesley So takes lead after three rounds

Wesley So against Maxim Rodshtein

Hi Everyone!

The 43rd Biel Young Masters is showcasing some interesting games. Round 3 saw two wins and three draws. Wesley So beat Maxim Rodshtein to take the lead in the tournament while Parimarjan Negi lost to Fabiano Caruana allowing the latter to move to joint second with Evgeny Tomashevsky.

Results of Round 3

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Dmitry Andreikin - Evgeny Tomashevsky ½ - ½

David Howell - Anish Giri ½ - ½

Maxime Vachier-Lagrave - Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son ½ - ½

Maxim Rodshtein - Wesley So 0 - 1

Parimarjan Negi - Fabiano Caruana 0 - 1

Standings after Round 3

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1. Wesley So (PHI, 2674) 2.5

2. Evgeny Tomashevsky (RUS, 2708) 2.0

3. Fabiano Caruana (ITA, 2697) 2.0

4. Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (FRA, 2723) 1.5

5. Anish Giri (NED, 2672) 1.5

6. Dmitry Andreikin (RUS, 2650)1.5

7. Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son (VIE, 2617) 1.5

8. Maxim Rodshtein (ISR, 2609) 1.5

9. David Howell (ENG, 2616)1.0

10. Parimarjan Negi (IND, 2615) 0.0

Check the official website for statistics and photos.

Here is the nice Rodshtein-So game that you can play in the pgnplayer or examine in the flash player below.

PGN: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 d5 4. cxd5 Nxd5 5. e4 Nxc3 6. bxc3 Bg7 7. Bc4 c5 8. Ne2 Nc6 9. Be3 O-O 10. O-O Na5 11. Bd3 b6 12. Qd2 e5 13. Bh6 cxd4 14. Bxg7 Kxg7 15. cxd4 exd4 16. f4 f6 17. f5 Nc6 18. Bb5 Ne5 19. Nxd4 gxf5 20. exf5 Kh8 21. Rad1 Bb7 22. Rf4 Qd5 23. Bf1 Rg8 24. Kh1 Rad8 25. Qf2 Rg4 26. Rd2 Rdg8 27. Ne6 Qc6 28. h3 Rxf4 29. Nxf4 Qe4 30. Nh5 Qc6 31. Kh2 Qc7 32. Kh1 Qc1 33. Kh2 Qc7 34. Kh1 Qf7 35. Nf4 Be4 36. Rd6 Qg7 37. Nh5 Qh6 38. Qh4 Bxg2+ 39. Bxg2 Qc1+ 0-1

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