Grandmaster Wesley So played solidly in neutralizing fellow United States bet Hikaru Nakamura’s attacking game to take the first set of their two four-game semifinal duels, 2.5-1.5, in the Skilling Open of the Champions Chess Tour Sunday. The Cavite-born So stepped up in the second duel with his...
Grandmaster Wesley So clawed back from the grave and snatched the last semifinal slot from the hands of Teimur Radjabov of Azerbaijan in the Skilling Open of the Champions Chess Tour Friday. Choosing black in their “Armageddon” playoff where he was given a minute less of time but afforded just...
Two-time United States champion Wesley So dropped the first of two playoff matches to Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov that pushed him on the brink of elimination in the Skilling Open of the Champions Chess Tour Thursday. The 27-year-old So lost the first and second of the four games while drawing...
Grandmaster Wesley So drew his last five games to finish third in the preliminaries and book a quarterfinal seat in the process in the Skilling Open of the Champions Chess Tour Tuesday. After scoring six points in his first 10 games, the 27-year-old So went for draws with France’s Maxime...
Grandmaster Wesley So downed Vietnam’s Le Quang Liem in scoring three points in his last five games to stay in the quarterfinal hunt after 10 rounds in the Skilling Open of the 2020-2021 Champions Chess Tour Monday. So’s victory over Le came in the ninth round after draws with Dutch Anish Giri...
Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So overcame a second-round defeat to teenage sensation Alireza Firouzja to stay in quarterfinal contention in the Skilling Open, which serves as a first leg of the 2020-2021 Champions Chess Tour Sunday. The 27-year-old So is currently in a four-way logjam at fourth spot...
Grandmaster Wesley So overcame a faulty start and demolished Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland, 16-10, to advance to the semifinals of 2020 Speed Chess Championships over the weekend. So, a two-time United States champion, encountered some trouble at the start as he trailed 4-2 behind Duda. But the...
Goran Dragic of the Miami Heat handles the ball during the game against the Milwaukee Bucks during Game Two of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the NBA Playoffs. (Garrett Ellwood / NBAE via Getty Images / AFP) Goran Dragic didn't wait long to confirm he'll be staying with the Miami Heat,...
There is a glimmer of hope that someday, Grandmaster Wesley So could represent the Philippines in international competitions. So, who has been playing for the United States since 2014, said he is leaving the door open regarding this scenario. “Who knows? I do love the Filipino people. But who...
Grandmaster Wesley So is seeing action in the $1.5 million Champions Chess Tour starting with the opening tournament, Skilling Open scheduled from Nov. 22 to 30. The 27-year-old So, a two-time United States champion, was the seventh player invited in the online tournament that is considered the...
Newly crowned United States chess champion Wesley So overpowered teenage sensation Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan, 18-10, to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2020 Speed Chess Championship over the weekend. The 27-year-old So won all three time controls, 5.5-4.5 in the five minutes plus...
Wesley So needed just two draws to clinch his second US Chess Championships title. (Photo from US Chess Federation) Grandmaster Wesley So cruised to easy draws with Ray Robson and Hikaru Nakamura in the final two rounds to clinch the 2020 United States Chess Championship crown held online on Friday...
