Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley continued to play it safe by settling for a second straight draw to stay in the middle of the pack after two rounds in the Superbet Chess Classic of the Grand Chess Tour 2021 in Bucharest, Romania. Similar to his opening round standoff with Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar...
File Photo from Grand Chess Tour Facebook page Grandmaster Wesley So battled Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan to a draw at the start of the Superbet Chess Classic of the Grand Chess Tour in Bucharest, Romania on Sunday. Playing black, the Cavite-born So split the point after 46 moves of a...
Jon Rahm of Spain reacts as he walks off the 18th green after completing his third round of The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 05, 2021 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by SAM GREENWOOD / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Defending champion Jon Rahm was forced to...
Jon Rahm of Spain plays his shot from the 11th tee during the second round of The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 04, 2021 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by ANDY LYONS / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Defending champion Jon Rahm pulled into a tie with...
Collin Morikawa of the United States looks on from the 18th tee during the first round of The Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club on June 03, 2021 in Dublin, Ohio. (Photo by SAM GREENWOOD / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) Collin Morikawa, last year's PGA...
Photo from championschesstour.com Grandmaster Wesley So failed to cash in on his chances and succumbed to Magnus Carlsen in the finals of the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Tuesday, June 1. Playing white and needing just a draw to win the title following a 1-0 lead in the...
9312 Grandmaster Wesley So settled for a 2-2 draw with world classical champion Magnus Carlsen in the first of their two-set finale in the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Monday, May 31. So stumbled in their first game that ended his 29-game winning streak before recovering his...
Magnus Carlsen, left, and Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So eliminated Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia to arrange a title showdown with world classical champion Magnus Carlsen in the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Sunday, May 30. So won the first set, 2.5-1.5, Saturday and took the...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So turned back Ian Nepomniachtchi of Russia, 2.5-1.5, in the first of their two-game semifinal showdown in the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Saturday, May 29. After drawing the first three games, the world Fischer-Random titlist and two-time...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So completed a two-game sweep of Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France to advance to the semifinals of the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Friday, May 28. The reigning Fischer-Random king and two-time United States champion drew their first two games...
Grandmaster Wesley So took the first of their two-set quarterfinal showdown against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France, 3-1, to inch closer to the semifinals of the FTX Crypto Cup of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Thursday, May 27. After drawing the first two of their four-game duel, the...
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...
