Grandmaster Wesley So took the first of their two-set quarterfinal showdown against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, 3-1, to inch closer to the semifinals of the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Thursday, May 27. After drawing the first two of their four-game duel, the...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So booked his sixth straight quarterfinal appearance in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour after finishing at joint second in the preliminaries of the FTX Crypto Cup Wednesday, May 26. The Fischer-Random king and two-time United States champion tied with three others...
8012 Grandmaster Wesley So drew all his five games in Day 2 of the prelims to stay in the magic eight going to the final five rounds of the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwatyer Champions Chess Tour Monday, May 24. After a strong start when he jumped to a share of second place Sunday, So played it safe...
7765 Grandmaster Wesley So got off to a strong start by jumping half a point behind pacesetter Anish Giri of the Netherlands after five rounds of the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour on Monday, May 24. The Cavite-born So clinched back-to-back victories over Russians Alexander...
E1lkfUgXEAIv8oP Grandmaster Wesley So aims to reclaim the overall lead from world champion Magnus Carlsen in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour when they see action in the FTX Crypto Cup set May 23 to 31. The reigning Fischer-Random king and two-time United States champion succumbed to Armenia’s...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So got off to a rough start after absorbing three defeats in his first five games in the New In Chess Classic of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Sunday, April 25. So yielded to Iran-born Alireza Firouzja, Poland’s Jan-Krzysztof Duda and England’s Gawain Jones but...
Grandmaster Wesley So seeks to cling on to the overall lead in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour as he spearheads a cast that also include world champion Magnus Carlsen in the New in Chess Classic set April 24 to May 2. The 27-year-old So is precariously holding the solo tour lead with 140...
Magnus Carlsen, left, and Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So absorbed a beating at the hands of world champion Magnus Carlsen to end up fourth in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Magnus Invitational Monday, March 22. The 27-year-old So bowed in the first set, 3-1, then received a 2-1 setback in the...
Top photo from left: Wesley So and Anish Giri. Bottom, from left: Ian Nepomniachtchi and Magnus Carlsen Two-time United States champion Wesley So could not find a way to break a solid-playing Anish Giri of the Netherlands to crash out in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Magnus Invitational...
Grandmaster Wesley So (Photo from FIDE) Grandmaster Wesley So overpowered rising star Alireza Firouzja, 2.5-0.5, to seize the first of their two-set quarterfinal showdown in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Magnus Invitational Wednesday, March 17. The 27-year-old So needed just three of...
Grandmaster Wesley So absorbed two crushing defeats including one against early leader Anish Giri of the Netherlands to slip in the lower half of the standings after five rounds of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Magnus Carlsen Invitational Sunday, March 14. So, who is playing his first...
Cavite-born Grandmaster Wesley So joins his first tournament since assuming United States citizenship when he competes in the Magnus Invitational of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour starting Sunday, March 14. Serving as the fourth edition of the tour, the 27-year-old So aims to keep the overall...
