2009 Corus Update

Standings after Round 11: Group B: 1. N. Short 7½ 2. F. Caruana, R. Kasimdzhanov 7 4. A. Volokitin, A. Motylev, F. Vallejo Pons 6½ 7. D. Navara 6 8. Z. Efimenko 5½ 9. D. Reinderman, E. l'Ami 5 11. Y. Hou 4½ 12. H. Mecking, J. Werle 3½ 14. K. Sasikiran 3 Group C: 1. W. So 8 2. T. Hillarp Persson 7½ 3. A. Giri 7 4. D. Howell, F. Holzke 6 6. A. Gupta, D. Harika, M. Bosboom 5½ 9. M. Leon Hoyos 5 10. F. Nijboer, E. Iturrizaga, A. Bitalzadeh, R. Pruijssers 4½ 14. O. Romanishin 3 Wow - young chess dudes Caruana and So are showing people how it's done! I'm also - frankly - amazed and pleased with Nigel Short's resurgence over the past year or so - at one time I thought he was an also ran but Short's play (and results) have shown either a grim determination to make it back into the elite ranks, or a renewed love of and fire for playing chess, and maybe both.