It had to happen sooner or later. GM Wesley So finally faltered in the World Juniors losing his eleventh round game to the surging international master Arik Braun of Germany. But the Filipino recovered somewhat by then drawing his penultimate game in the event against GM Eltaj Safarli to raise his score to 8 points.
England's GM David Howell and Indian grandmasters A. Gupta and Parimerjan Negi share the lead on 9 points, while Braun and Safarli are close behind on eight and a half.
Canberra's Gareth Oliver can be happy with his 5.5 points so far going into the last match tonight against yet another FM, Shaj Grover of India. In the eleventh round, Oliver beat Iceland's FM Gudmundur Kjartansson.
2008 World Junior Chess Championship
Kjartansson, Gudmundur
Oliver, Gareth
E71
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. h3 O-O 6. Bg5 h6 7. Be3 e5 8. d5 Na6 9. Bd3 Nh5 10. Qd2 Nc5 11. Bc2 Nf4 12. Bxf4 exf4 13. Qxf4 f5 14. Nge2 fxe4 15. Qe3 Nd3+ 16. Bxd3 exd3 17. Qxd3 Qh4 18. g3 Qh5 19. f4 Bf5 20. Qd2 Qf3 21. Rf1 Qd3 22. g4 Bxc3 23. bxc3 Be4 24. Qxd3 Bxd3 25. Rd1 Bxc4 26. Rd4 b5 27. a4 Rae8 28. Rf2 a6 29. Kd2 Re7 30. Ng3 Rfe8 31. Rf3 Re1 32. axb5 axb5 33. f5 g5 34. Rf2 Kf7 35. f6 Rb1 36. Ne4 Bxd5 37. Rxd5 Rxe4 38. Kc2 Ree1 39. Rdf5 b4 40. cxb4 Rxb4 41. Kd3 Ree4 42. Rc2 Rbd4+ 43. Kc3 Rc4+ 44. Kd3 Rxc2 45. Kxe4 Rc4+ 46. Ke3Rf4 47. Rxf4 gxf4+ 48. Kxf4 Kxf6 49. h4 c5 0-1
Australia's only rep in the girls section has 4 points.
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