Grandmaster Wesley So scored five points out of a possible nine in the first of the two-day blitz section to stay at fourth spot in the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz of the Grand Chess Tour Saturday. The Cavite-born, 27-year-old So won against Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, United States’...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So drew with Russian Peter Svidler in 56 moves of a Ruy Lopez to finish at fourth place at the conclusion of the rapid play of the 2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz of the Grand Chess Tour Friday. The reigning world Fischer-Random king and two-time United States...
Wesley So (Photo from chess.com) Wesley So failed to sustain a good start as he struggled in the second day of the rapid section of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Saint Louis 2021 in Missouri, USA on Friday morning (Philippine time). The Cavite-born American grandmaster So settled for two draws before...
MB File Photo Wesley So downed fellow American Sam Shankland in 41 moves of Slav Defense to stay half a point off the pace after three rounds in the rapid part of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Saint Louis 2021 in Missouri on Wednesday. The win over Shankland came after So drew with Vietnamese Le Quang...
Photo from Grand Chess Tour Facebook page Grandmaster Wesley So returned to over-the-board competition by seeing action in the 2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament starting Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) in Missouri. The tournament stakes a total prize fund of $150,000 (around P7.5...
Grandmaster Wesley So drew his last three games to stay at the helm with two others after six rounds in the rapid matches of the Grand Chess Tour Paris Saturday, June 19. So split the point with Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fourth round, Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov in the fifth and...
Photo From Grand Chess Tour Facebook page Grandmaster Wesley So drew with Peter Svidler of Russia to keep his share of the lead with three others after three rounds of the Grand Chess Tour Paris 2021 Friday, June 18, in France. So, 27, split the point after 46 moves of a Giuoco Piano to slightly...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So drew with Romanian Constantin Lupulescu in the last round to finish third in the Superbet Chess Classic of the Grand Chess Tour Monday night. So halved the point in 36 moves of an English Opening to finish the nine-round tournament with 5 points along with...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So halved the point with Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan to remain at joint second after seven rounds of the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania late Saturday, June 12. So agreed to a draw after 38 moves of a Nimzo-Indian Defense to keep him at No. 2 alongside...
MB File Photo Grandmaster Wesley So drew with Romanian Bogdan-Daniel Deac to keep his share of the lead with two others after five rounds in the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania late Wednesday, June 9. So, playing the black pieces, halved the point after 37 moves of a Queen’s Gambit...
MB File Photo Grandmaster Wesley So downed world No. 2 Fabiano Caruana to seize a share of the lead after four rounds of the Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania late Tuesday, June 8. So prevailed after 52 moves of an English Opening for his first victory in the tournament after drawing the...
File Photo from Grand Chess Tour Facebook page Grandmaster Wesley So settled for a third straight draw to remain stranded in the middle of the pack after three rounds of the Superbet Chess Classic of the Grand Chess Tour in Bucharest, Romania late Monday, June 7. Playing the black pieces, the...
