Grandmaster Wesley So overcame a faulty start and demolished Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland, 16-10, to advance to the semifinals of 2020 Speed Chess Championships over the weekend. So, a two-time United States champion, encountered some trouble at the start as he trailed 4-2 behind Duda. But the...
There is a glimmer of hope that someday, Grandmaster Wesley So could represent the Philippines in international competitions. So, who has been playing for the United States since 2014, said he is leaving the door open regarding this scenario. “Who knows? I do love the Filipino people. But who...
The National Chess Federation of the Philippines (NCFP) has fielded in Al-basher Buto, Christian Gian Arca, April Joy Claros and Oshrie Jhames Reyes to the national team it is sending to the World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships on Nov. 27 to Dec. 23. The four placed second in their...
Grandmaster Wesley So is seeing action in the $1.5 million Champions Chess Tour starting with the opening tournament, Skilling Open scheduled from Nov. 22 to 30. The 27-year-old So, a two-time United States champion, was the seventh player invited in the online tournament that is considered the...
Newly crowned United States chess champion Wesley So overpowered teenage sensation Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan, 18-10, to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2020 Speed Chess Championship over the weekend. The 27-year-old So won all three time controls, 5.5-4.5 in the five minutes plus...
Woman Grandmaster candidate Kylen Joy Mordido blew away the field in leading the march to the grand finals while International Master Daniel Quizon and Jerlyn Mae San Diego faced rough sailing in the local qualifying tournament for the FIDE Online World Cadets and Youth Rapid Chess Championships...
Wesley So needed just two draws to clinch his second US Chess Championships title. (Photo from US Chess Federation) Grandmaster Wesley So cruised to easy draws with Ray Robson and Hikaru Nakamura in the final two rounds to clinch the 2020 United States Chess Championship crown held online on Friday...
Wesley So is nearing to his second US Chess Championships title. (Photo from US Chess Federation) Grandmaster Wesley So survived the upset axe from teenager Jeffrey Xiong with a 52-move victory of a Sicilian Defense to reclaim the solo lead after the ninth round of the US Chess Championships on...
Grandmaster Wesley So smashed former champion Sam Shankland and Dariusz Swiercz before drawing with Leinier Dominguez-Perez to remain at the helm after six rounds of the 2020 US Chess Championships on Wednesday (Tuesday in the US). The 27-year-old So, who won the 2017 edition, clobbered 2018...
Grandmaster Wesley So pulled off three straight victories and seized the solo lead after the third round of the United States Chess Championship on Tuesday. Living up to his top billing, So disposed Alex Lenderman, Alejandro Ramirez and Awonder Liang for the early lead with three points, half a...
The Philippines dropped a pair of 2.5-1.5 defeats to Southeast Asian powerhouse Indonesia on Saturday to kiss its title bid goodbye in the women’s section of the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup. The Filipinas were just no match for the second-seeded Indonesians as they could not pull off the same...
Photo from WGM Janelle Mae Frayna's Facebook page The Philippines routed Sri Lanka in two matches to advance in the semifinals in the women’s division of the Asian Nations Online Chess Cup 2020 Friday. Woman Grandmaster Janelle Mae Frayna and Woman International Masters Jan Jodilyn Fronda and...
