Anish Giri, left, and Wesley So in file photo (Grand Chess Tour) Wesley So bucked a fourth-round defeat to Anish Giri of the Netherlands by scoring three points in the first five rounds of the Goldmoney Asian Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour late Saturday, June 26. So was quick to bounce...
Magnus Carlsen, left, and Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So absorbed a beating at the hands of world champion Magnus Carlsen to end up fourth in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Magnus Invitational Monday, March 22. The 27-year-old So bowed in the first set, 3-1, then received a 2-1 setback in the...
Top photo from left: Wesley So and Anish Giri. Bottom, from left: Ian Nepomniachtchi and Magnus Carlsen Two-time United States champion Wesley So could not find a way to break a solid-playing Anish Giri of the Netherlands to crash out in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Magnus Invitational...
Grandmaster Wesley So failed to sustain a strong start as he lost to Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri, 2.5-1.5, in the first match of their semifinal tie in the 2021 Meltwater Champions Tour Magnus Carlsen Invitational on Friday morning, March 19 (Manila time). The Cavite-born So thwarted Giri in 32...
Two-time United States champion Wesley So dispatched Iran-born Alireza Firouzja with ease to cruise into the semifinals of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Magnus Invitational Thursday, March 18. It was a one-sided affair as the 27-year-old So scored a pair of 2.5-0.5 demolition of 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...
Grandmaster Wesley So downed Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem in scoring three points in his last five games to stay in the quarterfinal hunt after 10 rounds in the Skilling Open of the 2020-2021 Champions Chess Tour Monday. So’s victory over Le came in the ninth round after draws with Dutch Anish Giri...
