Wesley So scored 5.5 points in the first part of the two-day blitz Sunday to stay second and in striking distance with pacesetter Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Chess Tour’s Super United Rapid and Blitz in Zagreb, Croatia. Photo from Grand Chess Tour The Cavite-born American has a current total of...
Wesley So suffered yet another heartbreaker as he blew what could have been the title and settled for a second place finish in the 2022 Grand Chess Tour’s Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania Saturday. The two-time United States champion missed several winning chances and suffered a...
Wesley So fought world No. 2 Alireza Firouzja to a draw and stayed at the helm with fellow American Levon Aronian after the eighth and penultimate round of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour’s Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania Friday. So split the point with Firouzja after 38 moves of a...
Wesley So drew with Romanian Bogdan-Daniel Deac to retain the lead with fellow American Levon Aronian after seven rounds of the 2022 Grand Chess Tour’s Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania Thursday. Photo from Superbet Chess Classic So, who once held the solo lead after the fourth round,...
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...
Photo courtesy of Saint Louis Chess Club, Bryan Adams Grandmaster Wesley So battled fellow American and World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana to a draw to keep a share of the lead after four rounds in the Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis, Missouri Friday. So held his ground with the black...
Photo from tournament website Grandmaster Wesley So outlasted fellow American Dariusz Swiercz to grab a piece of the lead after two rounds in the Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2021 in Saint Louis, Missouri Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). So needed 45 moves of a Ruy Lopez Berlin Defense to...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So finished in fourth place behind eventual champion and fellow American Hikaru Nakamura in the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz of the Grand Chess Tour on Sunday. So finished with 4.5 points in the last nine of the 18-round blitz section for an 18.5-point total behind...
