WESLEY ABSORBS LOSS IN 9TH ROUND

By Emil C. Noguera, Manila Times DESPITE his ninth-round loss, Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So is still in a three-way tie for the lead in the 73rd Tata Steel-Corus Group B chess championship at the de Morianne Community Center in Wijk Aan Zee, The Netherlands. So soaked up his first setback at the hands of GM Li Chao of China after 34 moves of Gruenfeld defense in the 14-player, Category-17 tournament.