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Grandmaster Wesley So (FIDE Photo, File) Grandmaster Wesley So succumbed to teenager Alireza Firouzja of Iran in the ninth and final round to finish fifth out of 10 participants in the 2020 Champions Showdown: Chess9LX (Fischer Random) online tournament over the weekend. It was a painful defeat...

So, Carlsen, Hikaru Nakamura in three-way tie for second GM Wesley So and GM Magnus Carlsen (Fischer Random / Nick Barton / File Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So continued his dominance over world classical champion Magnus Carlsen with a fifth-round win and then drew with World No. 2 Fabiano...

Russia, India awarded as co-champions Grandmaster Wesley So and the United States settles for a semifinal finish in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad over the weekend. (FIDE Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So came through with a solid performance against many-time Olympiad champion Russia but it wasn’t...

Grandmaster Wesley So, who now plays for the United States, is on the semifinals with his teammates in the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad. (MB File Photo) Philippine-born Wesley So pulled off a pair of impressive victories on top board as the United States clobbered Ukraine with a two-match sweep...

Wesley So (FIDE / File Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So and his United States team survived a shock seventh-round meltdown to rule Pool D of the top division and earn an outright spot to the quarterfinals of the FIDE Online Chess Olympiad Sunday. Playing Board One minus GMs Fabiano Caruana and Hikaru...