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So fourth in all-GM chess tourney

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MANILA, Philippines - Wesley So drew with eventual champion Fabiano Caruana of Italy after 30 moves of the Catalan Opening and finished fourth among six players in the play-all double-round robin AAI (Airports Authority of India) Grandmasters Chess Tournament  in New Delhi Saturday.

“I wish I could have played better. Maybe next time,” said So, who is scheduled to play in the 2011 Battle of the Grandmasters in Manila from July 16-23. Caruana, on the other hand, finished 7 points and went home with the top prize of $8,000.

Final standings (6-players field, double round-robin format, Category 17):

GM Fabiano Caruana of Italy ($8,000), 7 pts.; Krishnan Sasikiran of India ($6,000), 6 pts.; Viktor Laznicka of Czech Republic ($4,000), 5.5 pts.; Wesley So of the Philippines ($3,000) 5 pts.; Parimarjan Negi of India ($2,000) 3.5 pts.; Hou Yifan of China ($1,500) 3.0 pts.

AIRPORTS AUTHORITY OF INDIA

BATTLE OF THE GRANDMASTERS

CATALAN OPENING

FABIANO CARUANA

FABIANO CARUANA OF ITALY

GRANDMASTERS CHESS TOURNAMENT

HOU YIFAN OF CHINA

KRISHNAN SASIKIRAN OF INDIA

NEW DELHI SATURDAY

PARIMARJAN NEGI OF INDIA

VIKTOR LAZNICKA OF CZECH REPUBLIC

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