Grandmaster Wesley So seeks to become the first online champion of the $1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Final as he competes against nine of the world’s best including world champion and tour leader Magnus Carlsen starting next week. The Cavite-born, 27-year-old So owns the distinction...
The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) will write a letter of appeal seeking to overturn the FIDE decision to disqualify the Philippine team from the 2021 FIDE Online Chess Olympiad due to violation of fair play policy by one of its players. Grandmaster Jayson Gonzales, who heads...
The Philippines won its last three games including a 5.5-0.5 demolition of Bangladesh in the ninth and final round to clinch a spot in the Top Division of the 2021 FIDE Online Chess Olympiad Saturday, Sept. 4. Grandmaster Darwin Laylo, Woman International Master Jan Jodilyn Fronda, IM Michael...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So succumbed to Alireza Firouzja of France in the two-game blitz tiebreaker, 1.5-0.5, to crash out of the quarterfinals of the Aimchess US Rapid Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Thursday, Sept. 2. The 27-year-old So, born in Cavite but is now an American, drew the first...
Grandmaster Wesley So fell prey to Alireza Firouzja of France, 2.5-0.5, in the first of their two-day quarterfinal showdown in the Aimchess US Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Wednesday. So lost the first game in 52 moves of a Nimzo-Indian as well as the second in 70 moves of a Queen’s...
MB File Photo Grandmaster Wesley So dismantled Netherlands’ Jorden van Foreest to barge into the quarterfinals of the Aimchess US Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Tuesday, August 31. So prevailed after 35 moves of a Nimzo-Indian Defense in the 15 th and last round to finish the...
Grandmaster Wesley So bounced back from a first-round loss to Magnus Carlsen to stay in the magic eight of the online $100,000 Aimchess US Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Saturday. Photo from tournament website The Cavite-born, 27-year-old So yielded to Carlsen in a Gruenfeld duel in...
Photo from tournament website Grandmaster Wesley So halved the point with fellow American Leinier Dominguez Perez to finish third in the Sinquefield Cup of the Grand Chess Tour in Saint Louis, Missouri Thursday (Friday in Manila). So agreed to a draw after 35 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Accepted to...
Photo from Grand Chess Tour Facebook page Grandmaster Wesley So drew with France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the eighth and penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup to virtually clinch the overall Grand Chess Tour (GCT) title Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). So battled Vachier-Lagrave in a Ruy...
Wesley So, left, battles Sam Shankland (Photo courtesy of Saint Louis Chess Club, Austin Fuller) Grandmaster Wesley So drew with fellow American Sam Shankland that sent him down to a three-way tie for second after seven rounds in the Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis, Missouri...
Grandmaster Wesley So fought fellow American Jeffery Xiong to a draw to stay at the helm after six rounds in the Sinquefield Cup of the Grand Chess Tour Monday. Coming off a one-day tournament break, So remained solid with the black pieces to split the point with Xiong after 54 moves of a Semi-Slav...
Wesley So (MB File Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So agreed to a quick draw with Hungarian Richard Rapport to stay at the helm with two others after five rounds of the Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2021 in Saint Louis, Missouri Saturday (Sunday in Manila). So halved the point after 16 moves of a Ruy...
