GM Wesley So in NH Chess Tournament 2010

After playing in the Young Master Tournament of the 43rd Biel Chess Festival, Philippine's Number One Chess Player GM Wesley So will be playing in the NH Chess Tournament 2010, Rising Stars vs Experience.

The tournament will be held in NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky, Dam 9, 1012 JS Amsterdam. From August 12 to 22, seasoned chess players called "Team Experience" will try to school the "new kids on the block" known as the "Rising Stars".

Here is the line up for both teams:

The Experience:

Boris Gelfand (Israel)
Peter Svidler (Russia),
Peter Heine Nielsen (Denmark),
Loek van Wely (The Netherlands)
Ljubomir Ljubojevic (Serbia).

The Rising Stars:

Hikaru Nakamura (United States)
Fabiano Caruana (Italy)
Wesley So (The Philippines)
Anish Giri (The Netherlands)
David Howell (England)

For a more complete introduction to the players, visit 2010 NH Chess Tournament participants.

Playing schedule is as follows:

The playing schedule is as follows:
Round 1 August 12 (Thursday) 13.30 hrs
Round 2 August 13 (Friday) 13.30 hrs
Round 3 August 14 (Saturday) 13.30 hrs
Round 4 August 15 (Sunday) 13.30 hrs
Round 5 August 16 (Monday) 13.30 hrs

Tuesday August 17 Free Day

Round 6 August 18 (Wednesday) 13.30 hrs
Round 7 August 19 (Thursday) 13.30 hrs
Round 8 August 20 (Friday) 13.30 hrs
Round 9 August 21 (Saturday) 13.30 hrs
Round 10 August 22 (Sunday) 12.00 hrs

Members of each team play all members of the other team twice, once with the white pieces and once with the black pieces. This system is also known as Scheveningen team tournament. The line-up for Team Experience this year looks solid compared to the previous three editions and will give the Rising Stars a lot of things to work on, for their own good.

2009 Edition: Experience vs Rising Stars 27.5 - 22.5
2008 Edition: Rising Stars vs Experience 33.5 - 16.5
2007 Edition: Rising Stars vs Experience 26.5 - 23.5

Good luck to GM Wesley So and I hope this brings him closer to 2700 mark!