Some interesting chess
Some interesting chess
Recent tournaments have produced a bounty of interesting games. Naturally. When you get so many strong competitive tournaments being held at the same time (ShenZhen, Ch Poland, Ch USA, Dubai Open, Ch Serbia, just to name those that immediately come to mind) you are bound to find something for everyone’s tastes…Today I will present a small selection of my favourites.
US Championship
The annual championship of the USA is always one of the top tournaments in the world. As usual, with a generous prize fund ($50,000 first prize) provided by Rex virtually all of America’s top players have come out. After 5 rounds of play, Wesley So finds himself in the lead, followed by a hungry crowd of young wolves…
So’s 4th round win against Alex Onischuk put him into the lead. Some might argue that So was lucky, but in chess one makes one’s own luck. Wesley turned down a 3-fold repetition and took some risks. That is how tournaments are won.
gm So,W – gm Onischuk,A Rd 4 US-ch 2017
Fortune favours the brave! You can download this game (with notes) here.
