Wesley So absorbed a second straight defeat and watched Magnus Carlsen virtually clinch the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Final crown Saturday despite two rounds left in the online tournament. So bowed to Armenia’s Levon Aronian, 2.5-1.5, to keep him in second with 21.5 points while...
Photo from tournament website Wesley So’s attempt at catching up with Magnus Carlsen on top of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Final took a blow Friday after yielding to Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov in Round 6. So lost in the regulation, 3-1, and watched Carlsen tighten his grip on...
Laguna dealt San Juan its first loss in the Northern Division while Iloilo remained flawless in the Southern Division of Professional Chess Association of the Philippines’ (PCAP) third conference online tournament Wednesday. The Laguna Heroes pulled off a 12.5-8.5 victory over the San Juan...
Grandmaster Wesley So kept his grip on the second spot while Magnus Carlsen bounced back to remain at the helm after five rounds in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Finals Wednesday. So prevailed over Anish Giri of the Netherlands in the tiebreak, 1.5-0.5, after a 2-2 draw in the regulation...
Grandmaster Wesley So inched closer to solo leader Magnus Carlsen despite coming off a defeat at the hands of fellow United States bet Hikaru Nakamura after four rounds in the Meltwater Champions Chess tour Grand Finals Tuesday. So drew all his four games in regulation then lost the two-blitz...
Grandmaster Wesley So turned back Russian Vladislav Artemiev, 2.5-1.5, to stay in the title hunt after three rounds in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Finals Monday. So banked on a third-match victory – a rollercoaster 85-move duel of a Caro-Kann Defense – to prevail over Artemiev in...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So yielded to old nemesis Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, 2.5-0.5, to fall farther behind leader Magnus Carlsen after two rounds in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Finals Sunday. It was a stinging defeat for the two-time United States champion So as...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So blasted Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan, 3-1, to trail world champion Magnus Carlsen at the start of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Finals Saturday. So prevailed in the second and last of their four-game duel while settling for draws in the other two to...
San Juan, Iloilo and Negros extended their respective unbeaten streaks to remain at the helm in the third conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament over the weekend. The San Juan Predators squeaked past the Pasig City King Pirates, 11-10, and then...
Photo from event website Boxing legend Manny Pacquiao is taking his act in an online chessboard when he goes up against a 10-year-old app version of Norwegian chess champion Magnus Carlsen in the Magnus Carlsen Celebrity Charity Challenge. Pacquiao, a big fan of chess, is the latest among the big...
San Juan and Iloilo blasted their rivals to remain unscathed in five appearances in the third conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament Wednesday. The San Juan Predators clobbered the Olongapo Rainbow Team 7, 14-7, and the Cavite Spartans, 16-5, to...
San Juan, Negros and Iloilo bested their rivals to remain unscathed in the third conference of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) online tournament over the weekend. The San Juan Predators edged the Manila Indios Bravos, 11.5-9.5; the Negros Kingsmen dumped the Lapu-Lapu...
