Wesley So Won The Match but Megaranto Stop The Curse!

GM Megaranto (left) and GM Wesley So (right) in post mortem session.
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Yes, that’s is my headline. Pinoy GM Wesley So have already won the 6 game match against GM Susanto Megaranto by drawing their 4^th game but his opponent Megaranto finally stop the curse of losing every single game against Wesley So. Before their current match, Wesley have a stunning record 3-0 against Megaranto although his opponent have better rating. To make thing worse. Megaranto lost the first three game of this match. However on the 4^th game, Megaranto managed to break the physiological barrier and after that he managed to beat Wesley on the 5^th game.

Below are their 4^th and 5^th games.

Megaranto,Susanto (2561) - So,Wesley (2540) [B30]
JAPFA, Match, Jakarta Round 4, 19.04.2008 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 e6 4.0–0 Nge7 5.Re1 Nd4 6.Nxd4 cxd4 7.d3 a6 8.Ba4 Nc6 9.Nd2 Be7 10.Qh5 0–0 11.Nf3 b5 12.Bb3 Qb6 13.Bg5 f6 14.Bd2 Bb7 15.Nh4 Qc5 16.Qg4 Kh8 17.Qh3 Qh5 18.g4 Qe8 19.f4 g5 20.fxg5 fxg5 21.Nf3 Qg6 22.Rf1 Qg7 23.Qg3 Bf6 24.Rf2 Be5 25.Nxe5 Rxf2 26.Kxf2 Nxe5 27.Ke2 Rf8 28.Rf1 Rxf1 29.Kxf1 Qf6+ 30.Ke2 d5 31.exd5 Bxd5 32.Bxd5 exd5 33.h3 Kg7 34.Qf2 Qxf2+ 35.Kxf2 Kf6 36.Bb4 Kg6 37.Bc5 Nc6 38.b4 h6 39.a3 Kf7 40.Kg3 Kg7 41.h4 Kf7 42.h5 Ke8 43.Kf3 Ne5+ 44.Kg3 Nc6 45.Kf3 ½–½

So,Wesley (2540) - Megaranto,Susanto (3561) [B00]
JAPFA, Match, Jakarta Round 5, 19.04.2008 1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 Bg4 4.Nc3 e6 5.Be3 Nf6 6.h3 Bh5 7.d5 exd5 8.exd5 Bxf3 9.Qxf3 Ne5 10.Qe2 h5 11.0–0–0 Be7 12.f4 Ned7 13.g3 c5 14.Bg2 0–0 15.g4 b5 16.g5 Nh7 17.Qxh5 b4 18.Ne4 Qa5 19.Kb1 Rab8 20.f5 Rfe8 21.Bf4 c4 22.Bxd6 Nhf6 23.gxf6 Nxf6 24.Qh4 Nxe4 25.Bxe7 Nc3+ 26.Kc1 b3 27.cxb3 cxb3 28.axb3 Qa1+ 0-1

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GM Wesley So - GM Megaranto: 3-0!

GM Susanto Megaranto (2561)-GM Wesley So (2540).
Photo from Indochess

World youngest GM from Philippines - GM Wesley So shows no mercy to his opponent Indonesian GM Susanto Megaranto in their 6 game of the JAPFA Match which is being held in Indonesia from 15-20 April 2008. After 3 game , Wesley who are lower rated that Megaranto has won all the first three game so far.

Below are the 3rd round game.

GM Wesley So (2540) - GM Susanto Megaranto (2561) [B01]
JAPFA Match , Game 3, 18.04.2008

1.e4 d5 2.exd5 Qxd5 3.Nc3 Qa5 4.d4 c6 5.Nf3 Nf6 6.Bc4 Bf5 7.Bd2 e6 8.Nd5 Qd8 9.Nxf6+ gxf6 10.c3 Nd7 11.Nh4 Bg6 12.Qf3 Qc7 13.0–0 Bd6 14.g3 0–0–0 15.a4 f5 16.a5 a6 17.Rfe1 Nf6 18.Bg5 Be7 19.Ng2 Ne4 20.Bxe7 Qxe7 21.Nf4 e5 22.dxe5 Rd2 23.Re2 Rhd8 24.h4 h5 25.e6 Rxe2 26.Bxe2 Qf6 27.exf7 Bxf7 28.Qe3 Re8 29.Qa7 Rg8 30.Kh2 Rd8 31.Bd3 Nd2 32.Rd1 Ne4 33.Re1 Bd5 34.Re2 Qf7 35.f3 Nd6 36.Nxd5 Qxd5 37.Qe3 Qxa5 38.Qe5 Qxe5 39.Rxe5 b5 40.b4 Rf8 41.Re7 Rh8 42.Kg2 Rh6 43.Kf2 Kd8 44.Ra7 Kc8 45.Ke3 Re6+ 46.Kf4 Re1 47.Rxa6 Kb7 48.Ra2 Kb6 49.Rc2 c5 50.Bxf5 c4 51.Bg6 Kc6 52.Bxh5 Nc8 53.Bg6 Kd6 54.h5 Ne7 55.Be4 Rh1 56.g4 Ke6 57.Kg5 1–0