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...
MB File Photo Grandmaster Wesley So scored 3.5 points in the last five rounds of the prelims to clinch the top seeding in the knockout round of the Chessable Masters of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Monday, August 2. The Cavite-born So downed Indians Humpy Koneru and Baskaran Adhiban and then...
MB File Photo Grandmaster Wesley So sustained his blistering start as he scored 3.5 points in the sixth to 10th rounds to keep his grip of the solo lead in the prelims of the $1.6 million Meltwater Champions Chess Tour’s Chessable Masters Sunday. The Cavite-born So beat Russian Vladislav Artemiev...
Photo from Wesley So's Facebook account The United States Chess Federation recently bestowed Wesley So as its “Grandmaster of the Year” in the 2021 US Chess Annual Awards. The Cavite-born So joined the elite list of recipients that include Irina Krush as the “Woman Player of the Year”...
Anish Giri, left, and Wesley So in file photo (Grand Chess Tour) Wesley So bucked a fourth-round defeat to Anish Giri of the Netherlands by scoring three points in the first five rounds of the Goldmoney Asian Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour late Saturday, June 26. So was quick to bounce...
Kirill Shevchenko Defending champion Laguna Heroes banked on Ukrainian import Kirill Shevchenko to down the Manila Indios Bravos, 11.5-9.5, in the 2021 Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP) Wesley So Cup online tournament over the weekend. Shevchenko bested International Master...
Wesley So, right, and Fabiano Caruana (Photo from Grand Chess Tour) Grandmaster Wesley So seeks to add another feather to his cap as he plunges back into action in the online Goldmoney Asian Rapid of the Metyltwater Champions Chess Tour starting this weekend. So, the reigning world Fischer-Random...
Photo from Grand Chess Tour Grandmaster Wesley So struck heavily in the blitz event to rule the Paris Rapid & Blitz tournament. The Cavite-born So tallied 24.5 points in the five-day event – 12.5 points in the double-round blitz and 12 points in the rapid round of the event that...
Grandmaster Wesley So drew his last three games to stay at the helm with two others after six rounds in the rapid matches of the Grand Chess Tour Paris Saturday, June 19. So split the point with Russia’s Ian Nepomniachtchi in the fourth round, Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov in the fifth and...
Photo From Grand Chess Tour Facebook page Grandmaster Wesley So drew with Peter Svidler of Russia to keep his share of the lead with three others after three rounds of the Grand Chess Tour Paris 2021 Friday, June 18, in France. So, 27, split the point after 46 moves of a Giuoco Piano to slightly...
