Wesley So kept his title bid alive as he smashed Russian Alexey Sarana, 2-0, in the losers’ quarterfinals of the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess Tour Wednesday, Feb. 8. Wesley So guns for two more victories to make it to the final round of the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess...
A stunning turn of events transpired in the chess world before 2020 came to an end as Grandmaster Wesley So, world champion Magnus Carlsen and fellow big names crashed out of the Airthings Masters early Thursday (Manila time) So, 27, staged a furious comeback against French GM Maxime...
Grandmaster Wesley So lost with the white pieces twice to France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and dropped the first of two four-game quarterfinal matches, 3-1, in the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess Tour Wednesday. The 27-year-old So yielded to the Sicilian Defense of Vachier-Lagrave in the...
Grandmaster Wesley So downed Russian Daniil Dubov in 33 moves of a Ruy Lopez in the 11th and final round to finish tied for first in the preliminaries of the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess Tour Tuesday. The 27-year-old So ended up at the helm with world champion Magnus Carlsen and fellow...
Grandmaster Wesley So drew all his four games including one against recent tormentor and fellow United States bet Hikaru Nakamura in the fifth round to keep his grip of the lead with five others and stay in quarterfinal contention in the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess Tour Monday. The...
GM Wesley So and GM Magnus Carlsen (Fischer Random / Nick Barton / File Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So smashed Dutch GM Anish Giri and drew his other three games including one against world champion Magnus Carlsen to grab a piece of the lead with four others after four rounds of the Airthings Masters...
