Photo from tournament website Defending champion Wesley So drew his final round match to forge a three-player playoff for the 2021 US Chess Championships title Monday (Tuesday in Manila) at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri. So split the point with Ray Robson after 26 moves of a Nimzo Indian...
Wesley So Defending champion Wesley So picked up his third straight draw to remain at the helm while Fabiano Caruana threatened to steal the spotlight after the 10 th and penultimate round of the 2021 US Chess Championships at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri. So split the point with Samuel...
Four teams extended their winning streak to seven matches Saturday to remain atop the leaderboard of their respective divisions in the second round of the online Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) third conference tournament. San Juan, Laguna and Pasig disposed of their rivals...
Wesley So Defending champion Wesley So clung to the lead with two others after drawing his ninth-round match Saturday in the 2021 US Chess Championships at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri. So halved the point with Daniel Naroditsky in 31 moves of a Bishop’s Opening to hike his tally to 5.5...
38880 Grandmaster Wesley So drew with Sam Shankland to stay at the helm with two others after eight rounds of the 2021 US Chess Championships Thursday. The defending champion So split the point after 42 moves of a Ruy Lopez duel to slightly hike his tally to 5 points with three rounds left in the...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So overpowered former child prodigy John Burke to seize a share of the lead after seven rounds in the 2021 US Chess Championships at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri Wednesday. Playing black, the Cavite-born So outplayed the 20-year-old Burke in 34 moves of a Ruy...
Five squads including Team Paralympic remained undefeated after five matches in the second round of the online Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) third conference. Team Paralympic clobbered Rizal, 13.5-7.5, to extend its winning streak and take the solo lead in the Southern...
After a successful Tokyo Olympic stint, the Philippines is on target for another triumphant sports victory as a team of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs) at the General Santos City Jail battles Mongolia for the right to be declared as champion of the 1st Intercontinental Online Chess Tournament...
Wesley So Defending champion Wesley So drew with Leiner Dominguez Perez for a share of third place after six rounds in the 2021 US Chess Championships at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri Tuesday. The 27-year-old So split the point in 37 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Accepted to slightly improve...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So succumbed to tournament champion Magnus Carlsen, 2.5-0.5, in the ninth and final round to settle for fourth place in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Finals Monday (Tuesday in Manila). So forged a draw in their second game to keep things alive after losing...
Grandmaster Wesley So survived Polish foe Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the tiebreaker, 1.5-0.5, but slipped to third place after the eighth and penultimate round of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Finals Sunday (Monday in Manila). With Magnus Carlsen already assured of the title, the race for the...
Iloilo stretched its winning streak to 10 matches to remain unbeaten in the Southern Division of the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines’s (PCAP) third conference online tournament over the weekend. The Iloilo Kisela Knights first crushed the Mindoro Tamaraws, 17-4, then disposed of...
