Wesley So lost to Anish Giri of the Netherlands that was decided by Armageddon play, 5-4, in the seventh and last round but still wound up second behind winner Magnus Carlsen in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco, California Sunday, Nov. 20. Wesley So finishes second in the...
Resurgent Wesley So routed Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland, 3-0, to grab solo second after the sixth and penultimate round Saturday, Nov. 19, of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals 2022 in San Francisco, California. Wesley So currently tallies 12 points with one round left in the Meltwater...
Wesley So downed Indian teenage sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 2.5-1.5, to storm back into contention after four rounds of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco, California Thursday, Nov. 17. Wesley So jumps from No. 7 to No. 4 after his Round 4 win in the Meltwater...
Wesley So waylaid Indian rising star Arjun Erigaisi, 2.5-0.5, in the third round Wednesday, Nov. 16, to light up his flickering title hopes in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco, California. Wesley So's win put him at joint No. 6 after three rounds in the Meltwater Champions...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So succumbed to tournament champion Magnus Carlsen, 2.5-0.5, in the ninth and final round to settle for fourth place in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Finals Monday (Tuesday in Manila). So forged a draw in their second game to keep things alive after losing...
Grandmaster Wesley So survived Polish foe Jan-Krzysztof Duda in the tiebreaker, 1.5-0.5, but slipped to third place after the eighth and penultimate round of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Finals Sunday (Monday in Manila). With Magnus Carlsen already assured of the title, the race for the...
Wesley So absorbed a second straight defeat and watched Magnus Carlsen virtually clinch the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Final crown Saturday despite two rounds left in the online tournament. So bowed to Armenia’s Levon Aronian, 2.5-1.5, to keep him in second with 21.5 points while...
Photo from tournament website Wesley So’s attempt at catching up with Magnus Carlsen on top of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Final took a blow Friday after yielding to Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov in Round 6. So lost in the regulation, 3-1, and watched Carlsen tighten his grip on...
Grandmaster Wesley So kept his grip on the second spot while Magnus Carlsen bounced back to remain at the helm after five rounds in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Finals Wednesday. So prevailed over Anish Giri of the Netherlands in the tiebreak, 1.5-0.5, after a 2-2 draw in the regulation...
Grandmaster Wesley So inched closer to solo leader Magnus Carlsen despite coming off a defeat at the hands of fellow United States bet Hikaru Nakamura after four rounds in the Meltwater Champions Chess tour Grand Finals Tuesday. So drew all his four games in regulation then lost the two-blitz...
Grandmaster Wesley So turned back Russian Vladislav Artemiev, 2.5-1.5, to stay in the title hunt after three rounds in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Finals Monday. So banked on a third-match victory – a rollercoaster 85-move duel of a Caro-Kann Defense – to prevail over Artemiev in...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So yielded to old nemesis Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, 2.5-0.5, to fall farther behind leader Magnus Carlsen after two rounds in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Grand Finals Sunday. It was a stinging defeat for the two-time United States champion So as...
