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...
Grandmaster Wesley So drew all his last five matches to finish third in the preliminaries and clinch a quarterfinal berth in the Opera Euro Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Monday. Well-perched at joint second after the first 10 rounds, the 27-year-old opted to play it safe and split the...
Photo from US Chess Federation Grandmaster Wesley So scored three points in the sixth to 10 th round to stay half a point behind a pace-setting reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in the Opera Euro Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Monday, Feb. 8. The 27-year-old So was tied at...
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...
Photo from championschesstour.com Grandmaster Wesley So seeks to regain his winning form when he sees action in the third leg of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour dubbed as the Opera Euro Rapid starting on Saturday. The 27-year-old So is hoping to bounce back from a quarterfinal defeat to...
MOSCOW (AFP) - Russian opera star Anna Netrebko said on Thursday she had contracted coronavirus and was in hospital with pneumonia after performing at the Bolshoi Theatre's post-lockdown opening show. The singer's illness comes as two top Russian theatres have suffered outbreaks of the virus...
