Burmese IM halts So, catches Gonzales at helm
Wynn, 26, fashioned out the stirring win in 48 moves as he tied Gonzales in the lead with five points heading into the last three rounds of the nine-round championship.
“When images of the news reports about what happened in our homeland enter our head, we can’t think well sometimes,” said Wynn, referring to the cyclone that claimed more than 23,350 lives in the capital of
“Every one (in my) family live in
Gonzales settled for his second straight draw against GM Susanto Megaranto of
On Tuesday, Wynn trounced IM Richard Bitoon, while Gonzales drew with So.
Top seed GM Yuriy Kuzubov of
Tirto trounced compatriot Deni Sonjaya to join Kuzubov and Megaranto.
Bitoon whipped Yunguo Wan of
So, who drew with Gonzales in the fifth round late Tuesday, remained in contention with four points.
Also in the big group of four pointers are GM Eugene Torre, who halved the point with Dino Ballecer; GM Bong Villamayor, who split the point with Rolando Andador; three-time Palarong Pambansa champion John Paul Gomez, who drew with Oliver Barbosa; NM Emmanuel Senador, who agreed to a truce with IM Oo Kyaw Nay of Myanmar; and untitled Reggie Olay, who held GM Rogelio Antonio Jr. to a draw.
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