Grandmaster Wesley So scored five points out of a possible nine in the first of the two-day blitz section to stay at fourth spot in the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz of the Grand Chess Tour Saturday. The Cavite-born, 27-year-old So won against Azerbaijan’s Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, United States’...
Screenshot from PPGL livestream Filipino powerhouse Bren Esports shattered EGO of Vietnam with a 2-0 sweep to remain unbeaten in the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) Southeast Asia Stage 3 Challengers Playoffs on Saturday, August 14. With guns ablaze coming off a 2-0 beatdown of Taiwan's CBT Gaming in...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So drew with Russian Peter Svidler in 56 moves of a Ruy Lopez to finish at fourth place at the conclusion of the rapid play of the 2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz of the Grand Chess Tour Friday. The reigning world Fischer-Random king and two-time United States...
Wesley So (Photo from chess.com) Wesley So failed to sustain a good start as he struggled in the second day of the rapid section of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Saint Louis 2021 in Missouri, USA on Friday morning (Philippine time). The Cavite-born American grandmaster So settled for two draws before...
MB File Photo Wesley So downed fellow American Sam Shankland in 41 moves of Slav Defense to stay half a point off the pace after three rounds in the rapid part of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Saint Louis 2021 in Missouri on Wednesday. The win over Shankland came after So drew with Vietnamese Le Quang...
Photo from Grand Chess Tour Facebook page Grandmaster Wesley So returned to over-the-board competition by seeing action in the 2021 Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz tournament starting Wednesday (Thursday in Manila) in Missouri. The tournament stakes a total prize fund of $150,000 (around P7.5...
Photo from Champions Chess Tour website Grandmaster Wesley So secured a 2-2- draw with Vietnamese Liem Quang Le to capture the Chessable Masters title in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Sunday. A draw was all So needed to win the crown after dominating their first tussle, 2.5-0.5, on Saturday....
Photo from the tournament website Grandmaster Wesley So waylaid Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem, 2.5-0.5, in the first of their two-set finale to move on the verge of topping the $1.6 million Chessable Masters of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Saturday. The Cavite-born, 27-year-old So smashed Le in a...
MB File Photo Grandmaster Wesley So fought Russian Vladislav Artemiev to a 2-2 standoff in the last of their two-set semifinal showdown Friday to arrange a title duel with Vietnamese Le Quang Liem in the $1.6 million Chessable Masters of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. The 27-year-old So...
Photo from Chess.com Grandmaster Wesley So trounced Russian GM Vladislav Artemiev, 2.5-1.5, and cruised closer to the Chessable Masters final of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour early Friday (Philippine time). So, currently ranked No. 9 in the world with a FIDE rating of 2772, crushed No. 37...
Photo from Champions Chess Tour Wesley So overpowered Jorden van Foreest of Netherlands in the second and final set, 2.5-0.5, to barge into the semifinals of the Chessable Masters of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour on Wednesday. The Cavite-born So posted decisive victories in the first two games...
MB File Photo Wesley So survived Dutch Jorden van Foreest’s upset try for a 2-2- draw in the first of their two-set quarterfinal duel in the $1.6 million Chessable Masters of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Wednesday, August 4. The Cavite-born So banked on a third-game victory in their...
