Grandmaster Wesley So bounced back from a first-round loss to Magnus Carlsen to stay in the magic eight of the online $100,000 Aimchess US Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Saturday. Photo from tournament website The Cavite-born, 27-year-old So yielded to Carlsen in a Gruenfeld duel in...
Bryson DeChambeau of the United States plays a shot on the 16th hole during the third round of the BMW Championship at Caves Valley Golf Club on August 28, 2021 in Owings Mills, Maryland. (AFP) Bryson DeChambeau's bid to run away with the BMW Championship came undone on the back nine on...
Photo from tournament website Grandmaster Wesley So halved the point with fellow American Leinier Dominguez Perez to finish third in the Sinquefield Cup of the Grand Chess Tour in Saint Louis, Missouri Thursday (Friday in Manila). So agreed to a draw after 35 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Accepted to...
Photo from Grand Chess Tour Facebook page Grandmaster Wesley So drew with France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the eighth and penultimate round of the Sinquefield Cup to virtually clinch the overall Grand Chess Tour (GCT) title Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). So battled Vachier-Lagrave in a Ruy...
Wesley So, left, battles Sam Shankland (Photo courtesy of Saint Louis Chess Club, Austin Fuller) Grandmaster Wesley So drew with fellow American Sam Shankland that sent him down to a three-way tie for second after seven rounds in the Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis, Missouri...
Grandmaster Wesley So fought fellow American Jeffery Xiong to a draw to stay at the helm after six rounds in the Sinquefield Cup of the Grand Chess Tour Monday. Coming off a one-day tournament break, So remained solid with the black pieces to split the point with Xiong after 54 moves of a Semi-Slav...
Wesley So (MB File Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So agreed to a quick draw with Hungarian Richard Rapport to stay at the helm with two others after five rounds of the Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2021 in Saint Louis, Missouri Saturday (Sunday in Manila). So halved the point after 16 moves of a Ruy...
Photo courtesy of Saint Louis Chess Club, Bryan Adams Grandmaster Wesley So battled fellow American and World No. 2 Fabiano Caruana to a draw to keep a share of the lead after four rounds in the Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis, Missouri Friday. So held his ground with the black...
BTS at their 'Love Yourself: Speak Yourself' stadium tour in Los Angeles on May 4, 2019 that drew about 60,000 fans (Big Hit Music) K-pop superstars BTS’ world concert tour has ultimately been cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. In an announcement on Aug. 20, Big...
Photo from tournament website Grandmaster Wesley So outlasted fellow American Dariusz Swiercz to grab a piece of the lead after two rounds in the Grand Chess Tour Sinquefield Cup 2021 in Saint Louis, Missouri Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). So needed 45 moves of a Ruy Lopez Berlin Defense to...
Photo from Bren Esports Bren Esports decimated Sharper Esport of Thailand, 2-0, to complete a sweep of the group stage and secure its spot in the playoffs of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Southeast Asia Stage 3 Challengers on Sunday night, August 15. Bren crushed Sharper in overtime to seize a...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So finished in fourth place behind eventual champion and fellow American Hikaru Nakamura in the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz of the Grand Chess Tour on Sunday. So finished with 4.5 points in the last nine of the 18-round blitz section for an 18.5-point total behind...
