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...
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 failed to sustain a strong start as he lost to Dutch Grandmaster Anish Giri, 2.5-1.5, in the first match of their semifinal tie in the 2021 Meltwater Champions Tour Magnus Carlsen Invitational on Friday morning, March 19 (Manila time). The Cavite-born So thwarted Giri in 32...
Two-time United States champion Wesley So dispatched Iran-born Alireza Firouzja with ease to cruise into the semifinals of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Magnus Invitational Thursday, March 18. It was a one-sided affair as the 27-year-old So scored a pair of 2.5-0.5 demolition of the...
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 scored three points in the last five rounds of the preliminaries to secure a place in the knockout quarterfinals of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Magnus Invitational Tuesday, March 16. So overpowered Sweden’s Nils Grandelius, while drawing with Iran-born Alireza...
Grandmaster Wesley So gave a huge shoutout to Filipino fans in a post-game interview shortly after capturing the US$100,000 (P5 million) Euro Opera Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour against world champion Magnus Carlsen early Monday. So specifically thanked his Filipino fans for following...
