Photo from championschesstour.com Grandmaster Wesley So seeks to regain his winning form when he sees action in the third leg of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour dubbed as the Opera Euro Rapid starting on Saturday. The 27-year-old So is hoping to bounce back from a quarterfinal defeat to...
Chess has been on a steady rise in this coronavirus-stricken era and a great proof of that is the inclusion of Grandmaster Wesley So along with other world's leading chess players in the list of top esports earners in 2020. So, the No. 1 player of the Philippines before he switched allegiance...
Grandmaster Wesley So will be one among the 10 main participants in the Grand Chess Tour, an over-the-board tournament unfolding with the Superbet Chess Classic set June 13 to 15 in Bucharest, Romania. The 28-year-old world Fischer Random champion and two-time United States titlist was chosen from...
A stunning turn of events transpired in the chess world before 2020 came to an end as Grandmaster Wesley So, world champion Magnus Carlsen and fellow big names crashed out of the Airthings Masters early Thursday (Manila time) So, 27, staged a furious comeback against French GM Maxime...
Grandmaster Wesley So lost with the white pieces twice to France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and dropped the first of two four-game quarterfinal matches, 3-1, in the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess Tour Wednesday. The 27-year-old So yielded to the Sicilian Defense of Vachier-Lagrave in the...
Grandmaster Wesley So downed Russian Daniil Dubov in 33 moves of a Ruy Lopez in the 11th and final round to finish tied for first in the preliminaries of the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess Tour Tuesday. The 27-year-old So ended up at the helm with world champion Magnus Carlsen and fellow...
Grandmaster Wesley So drew all his four games including one against recent tormentor and fellow United States bet Hikaru Nakamura in the fifth round to keep his grip of the lead with five others and stay in quarterfinal contention in the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess Tour Monday. The...
GM Wesley So and GM Magnus Carlsen (Fischer Random / Nick Barton / File Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So smashed Dutch GM Anish Giri and drew his other three games including one against world champion Magnus Carlsen to grab a piece of the lead with four others after four rounds of the Airthings Masters...
Grandmaster Wesley So will have a chance for a repeat victory over world champion Magnus Carlsen as they were two of the 12 invited to the elite Airthings Masters, the second leg of the Champions Chess Tour set Dec. 26 to Jan. 3, 2021. The 27-year-old So stunned Carlsen in the Skilling Open early...
Hikaru Nakamura made sure Wesley So will not be spoiling his own birthday party by capturing the finals berth in the 2020 Speed Chess Championships Wednesday. Nakumura bested United States teammate So, 13.5-12.5, on his 33 rd birthday to move a win away from the title. It was a revenge of...
Wesley So (Photo from chessbase.com) Can Grandmaster Wesley So become world champion some day? As far as retired Russian former world champion Vladimir Kramnik, he thinks So can. “He can be better, he’s very stable but I believe in his talent and class and he’s big enough to challenge Magnus...
Wesley So (right) shakes hand with Magnus Carlsen. (Photo from Fischer Random World Championship website) Grandmaster Wesley So crashed reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen’s birthday party early Tuesday by clinching the Skilling Open of the Champions Chess Tour held online. The 27-year-old So...
