Grandmasters Wesley So and Magnus Carlsen, reigning world champion, share the 2020 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz title. (Fischer Random / Nick Barton. File) United States superstar Wesley So dealt world champion Magnus Carlsen another sound beating to rule the US$100,000 (P5 million) Euro Opera Rapid...
Magnus Carlsen, left, and Wesley So Reigning world Fischer Random champion Wesley So brought down world classical titlist Magnus Carlsen to salvage a 2-2 tie in the first of their two four-game title showdown in the Opera Euro Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Sunday, Feb. 14. The...
GM Wesley So and GM Magnus Carlsen (Fischer Random / Nick Barton / File Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So made short work of Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov to set up a title rematch with reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in the Opera Euro Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Saturday, Feb....
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So made short work of Polish Jan-Krzysztof Duda in their quarterfinal duel to barge into the semifinals of the Opera Euro Rapid of the Champions Chess Tour Thursday, Feb. 11. After winning the first of the two four-game duel Wednesday, 2.5-1.5, the 27-year-old So went...
BEST OF THE BEST - Grandmasters Wesley so and Magnus Carlsen in their opening-round match. (From championschesstour.com) Grandmaster Wesley So scored 3.5 points in the first five rounds including an opening-round triumph over leader Magnus Carlsen in the Opera Euro Rapid of the Meltwater Champions...
A stunning turn of events transpired in the chess world before 2020 came to an end as Grandmaster Wesley So, world champion Magnus Carlsen and fellow big names crashed out of the Airthings Masters early Thursday (Manila time) So, 27, staged a furious comeback against French GM Maxime...
GM Wesley So and GM Magnus Carlsen (Fischer Random / Nick Barton / File Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So smashed Dutch GM Anish Giri and drew his other three games including one against world champion Magnus Carlsen to grab a piece of the lead with four others after four rounds of the Airthings Masters...
Grandmaster Wesley So will have a chance for a repeat victory over world champion Magnus Carlsen as they were two of the 12 invited to the elite Airthings Masters, the second leg of the Champions Chess Tour set Dec. 26 to Jan. 3, 2021. The 27-year-old So stunned Carlsen in the Skilling Open early...
Wesley So (Photo from chessbase.com) Can Grandmaster Wesley So become world champion some day? As far as retired Russian former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, he thinks So can. “He can be better, he’s very stable but I believe in his talent and class and he’s big enough to challenge Magnus...
Wesley So (right) shakes hand with Magnus Carlsen. (Photo from Fischer Random World Championship website) Grandmaster Wesley So crashed reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen’s birthday party early Tuesday by clinching the Skilling Open of the Champions Chess Tour held online. The 27-year-old So...
Grandmaster Wesley So played solidly in neutralizing fellow United States bet Hikaru Nakamura’s attacking game to take the first set of their two four-game semifinal duels, 2.5-1.5, in the Skilling Open of the Champions Chess Tour Sunday. The Cavite-born So stepped up in the second duel with his...
Grandmaster Wesley So downed Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem in scoring three points in his last five games to stay in the quarterfinal hunt after 10 rounds in the Skilling Open of the 2020-2021 Champions Chess Tour Monday. So’s victory over Le came in the ninth round after draws with Dutch Anish Giri...
