Yachou Hat Trick

Victorian player Nur Yachou yesterday scored his third win a row at the Dubai Open 2006 tournament. Nur takes his tally to 3 points and will play Babu Lalith (2240) of India in the 7th round.

Dusan Stojic, on the other hand, yesterday went down to GM Neverov. The Australian has a slightly less tougher assignment next in Mohamad Abdul (2242). Like Nur, Stojic is also on 3 points and it looks like they will play right next to each other in the next round.

8th Dubai Open 2006
Neverov, Valeriy
Stojic, Dusan
A79

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e6 4. Nc3 exd5 5. cxd5 d6 6. Nf3 g6 7. Nd2 Bg7 8. e4 O-O 9. Be2 Re8 10. O-O Na6 11. f3 Nc7 12. a4 b6 13. Kh1 Rb8 14. Nc4 Ba6 15. Bg5 h6 16. Bh4 Qd7 17. Qd2 Kh7 18. b3 Nh5 19. Bd3 b5 20. axb5 Nxb5 21. Rxa6 Bxc3 22. Qc1 Bg7 23. g4 Nf6 24. Bg3 Qb7 25. Rxd6 Nxd6 26. Nxd6 Qxb3 27. Bc4 Qb4 28. Nxf7 Ra8 29. e5 Nd7 30. e6 Nb6 31. Bd3 Qb3 32. Be4 Nxd5 33. Qxc5 Ne3 34. Re1 Qxe6 35. Nd6 Be5 36. Nxe8 Bxg3 37. hxg3 Rxe8 38. Qxa7+ 1-0

Wesley So suffered a second straight defeat. The Indian IM Vishal Sareen outplayed So in a Sicilian Richter-Rauzer.

8th Dubai Open
So, Wesley
Sareen, Vishal
B67

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 Nc6 6. Bg5 e6 7. Qd2 a6 8. O-O-O Bd7 9. f4 b5 10. Bxf6 gxf6 11. Kb1 Qb6 12. Nxc6 Bxc6 13. Qe1 Be7 14. f5 Qc5 15. Bd3 b4 16. Ne2 e5 17. Nc1 a5 18. Qe2 a4 19. Bc4 h5 20. Bd5 a3 21. Nd3 Qb6 22. Bxc6+ Qxc6 23. Nxb4 Qb7 24. c3 axb2 25. Rd5 Rg8 26. Kxb2 Qa7 27. Kb1 Rg4 28. g3 Kf8 29. Ka1 Qa3 30. Rd3 d5 31. Nxd5 Rxe4 32. Qc2 Rea4 33. Rd2 Qc5 34. Qd3 e4 35. Qe2 e3 36. Qxe3 Rxa2+ 37. Rxa2 Rxa2+ 38. Kxa2 Qxd5+ 39. Kb2 Qxh1 40. Qh6+ Kg8 41. Qxh5 Qb7+ 42. Kc2 Qe4+ 43. Kb3 Kg7 44. Qh3 Bd6 45. Qf1 Be5 46. Qf2 Qd3 47. Qe1 Qxf5 48. Qe2 Qe6+ 49. c4 Qb6+ 50. Ka4 Bc3 51. Qe7 Bd4 52. Qe2 Bc3 53. Qe7 Be5 54. c5 Qb2 55. c6 Qxh2 0-1

There is no respite for So as he will face another grandmaster in the 7th round - Faruk Bistric (2430).