2011 Asian Cities Chess Round 7: Seoul score 1st victory ; Shi Jiazhuang, Astana maintain 1-2 positions.

An 11-year old girl and an 11-year old boy led Seoul,South Korea to upset Singapore 2.5 : 1.5 in the seventh round of the Asian Cities Chess Championship;
even as top seed Shi Jiazhuang and Astana of Kazakhstan maintain their 1- 2  positions with only two rounds remaining. 11 year-old Kim Taegyong of Seoul defeated Tan Tze Lin also 11 year old on Board 3 while Bae Jisoo won against Lew Shi Hong in a battle between teams that invest more on youth development. Top seed Shi Jiazhuang edges Tagaytay City of the Philippines 2:5 : 1.5 in a battle between the top two seed that play using only four players.   GM Yunguo Wan hands GM John Paul Gomez his first loss in 42 moves of a Sicilian Dragon. The other three matches ended in a draw. Wesley So finally abandon the Sicilian defense that cost him a loss and a draw against much lower,lower rated opponents . Playing black So used the Caro Can defense advance variation against Yu Yangyi ,which resulted in a draw after 29 moves. Astana defeated host Jakarta 2.5: 1.5 with GM Rinat Jumabayev scoring the much needed point against Tirta Purnawa winning in 60 moves of a Semi-Slav.

INDIVIDUAL STANDINGS AFTER ROUND 7

Board 1
Barus,Cerdas                        Jakarta        4.5/6     75%     2478
Ghaem Maghami, Ehsan        Tehran         5/7       71.4%   2588
So, Wesley                           Tagaytay      5/7       71.4 %   2566
Saleh,Nagueb                        Dubai          5/7        71.4 %  2303

Board  2
Chao, Li                              Shi Jiazhuang   6/7      85.7 %  2724
Antonio,R                            Tagaytay         5.5/7   78.6%   2547
Halay,Taufik                         Palembang     4.5/6     75%     2549
Stany G A                            Bangalore       5/7       71.4 %  2420
Omar,Noaman                     Sharja             4/6        66.7%  2191

Board 3
Kasmiran                            Palembang       5/6        83.3%    2570
Wan Yunguo                      Shi Jiazhuang    5.5/7     78.6       2589
Megaranto,Susanto             Jakarta            4.5/6      75%       2576
Gomez,John Paul                Tagaytay           5/7       71.4%     2433
Kotsur,Pavel                       Astana             3.5/5     70%        2442

Board  4
Ismagambetov,Anuar           Astana           4.5/5         90%     2712
Suhail,Abdurahim                Dubai             5.5/7         78.6      2148
Mallahi,Amir                       Tehran            3/4            75%      2289
Wang Rui                           Shi Jiazhuang    5/7           71.4 %   2462
Saud,Hamed                      Sharja               5/7           71.4%    2010

Board 5
Kuderinov,Kirill                 Astana             4.5/5           90%      2617
Kaisar,Jenius                     Palembang        4/5              80%     2503
Walid Anwar                     Sharja              4.5/6            75%     1905
Golizadeh,Asghar               Tehran             3.5/5            70%     2416
Verdiana,Norasya             Pekanbaru         3/5               60%    1869