Wesley So is nearing to his second US Chess Championships title. (Photo from US Chess Federation) Grandmaster Wesley So survived the upset axe from teenager Jeffrey Xiong with a 52-move victory of a Sicilian Defense to reclaim the solo lead after the ninth round of the US Chess Championships on...
Grandmaster Wesley So smashed former champion Sam Shankland and Dariusz Swiercz before drawing with Leinier Dominguez-Perez to remain at the helm after six rounds of the 2020 US Chess Championships on Wednesday (Tuesday in the US). The 27-year-old So, who won the 2017 edition, clobbered 2018...
Grandmaster Wesley So pulled off three straight victories and seized the solo lead after the third round of the United States Chess Championship on Tuesday. Living up to his top billing, So disposed Alex Lenderman, Alejandro Ramirez and Awonder Liang for the early lead with three points, half a...
Grandmaster Wesley So shoots for his second title as he competes in the 2020 United States Chess Championships set to unwrap on Tuesday. The 26-year-old So, born in Cavite but is now based in Minnesota, has won the annual event three years ago where he edged Alexander Onischuk in a rapid playoff...
Wesley So The Saint Louis Arch Bishops team of Grandmaster Wesley So was declared the winner of the 2020 PRO Chess League after the organizers disqualified the Armenia Eagles due to fair play violations. After a probe, organizer Chess.com ’s Fair Play team determined that Tigran Petrosian...
GM Magnus Carlsen (Fischer Random / Nick Barton / File Photo) Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen showed Wesley So why he’s the reigning world champion after carving out a 5.5-3.5 victory to win their chess24 Banter Series duel. Carlsen toyed with So in the first game of the finale where the Danish played...
GM Wesley So and GM Magnus Carlsen (Fischer Random / Nick Barton / File Photo) For Grandmaster Wesley So to realize his dream of becoming a world champion in the future, he needs to hurdle the biggest name in chess—Magnus Carlsen. So faces Carlsen once again, this time in the Chess24 Banter...
Wesley So The Armenia Eagles shocked the Wesley So-led Saint Louis Arch Bishops, 9.5-6.5, on Sunday to capture the 2020 Professional Chess League held online. Tied at 6-all going into the fourth and final four-game round, the Armenians showed nerves of steel in hacking out a 3.5-0.5 result en route...
Grandmasters Wesley So and Magnus Carlsen, reigning world champion, share the 2020 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz title. (Fischer Random / Nick Barton. File) Grandmaster Wesley So whipped up four wins in the last six rounds for a share of the 2020 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz title with reigning world...
Magnus Carlsen takes solo lead GM Wesley So and GM Magnus Carlsen (Fischer Random / Nick Barton / File Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So ran into trouble in the first of the two-day blitz part of the 2020 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament to slip from first to second and allow reigning world...
GM Wesley So Grandmaster Wesley So scored 2.5 points in the last three rounds including two victories over Armenian Levon Aronian and Indian Pentala Harikrishna to seize the solo lead after the rapid side of the 2020 Saint Louis Rapid and Blitz tournament Thursday. The 26-year-old So overhauled a...
Grandmaster Wesley So (FIDE Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So split the point with Russian Alexander Grischuk in 21 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Declined to stay in the title hunt after six rounds in the Saint Louis Rapid 2020 held online Wednesday. The draw put the Minnesota-based So in a tie with...
