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...
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...
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...
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 Champions Chess Tour website Grandmaster Wesley So secured a 2-2- draw with Vietnamese Liem Quang Le to capture the Chessable Masters title in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Sunday. A draw was all So needed to win the crown after dominating their first tussle, 2.5-0.5, on Saturday....
Photo from the tournament website Grandmaster Wesley So waylaid Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem, 2.5-0.5, in the first of their two-set finale to move on the verge of topping the $1.6 million Chessable Masters of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Saturday. The Cavite-born, 27-year-old So smashed Le in a...
MB File Photo Grandmaster Wesley So fought Russian Vladislav Artemiev to a 2-2 standoff in the last of their two-set semifinal showdown Friday to arrange a title duel with Vietnamese Le Quang Liem in the $1.6 million Chessable Masters of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. The 27-year-old So...
