FILIPINO Grandmaster Wesley So lost to Grandmaster Evgeny Tomashevsky in their first game on Wednesday in the 2013 World Chess Cup being held at the Scandic Hotel in Tromso, Norway. The Russian won in 51 moves of Grunfeld Defense, Prins Variation, Grunfeld using the disadvantageous black pieces

A win by the No. 33 So (ELO 2708) against the Russian No. 32 seed Tomashevsky in their second game on Thursday (Friday in Manila) will force a rapid playoff on Saturday.

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