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 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...
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...