Wesley So claimed the last two sets in the semifinals against Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov to arrange a title showdown with world No.1 Magnus Carlsen in the Champions Chess Tour Finals on Thursday, Dec. 14, in Toronto, Canada. After bowing in their first semis duel the day before, 2.5-1.5,...
Wesley So saw his sensational run come to a crashing halt as he fell to Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Abdusattorov, 2.5-1.5, in the first set of their best-of-three semifinal duel in the Champions Chess Tour Finals in Toronto, Canada on Thursday, Dec. 14. Wesley So absorbs a loss in his first...
Wesley So delivered a performance to remember as he slew World No. 1 and former world champion Magnus Carlsen, 2-1, in their Armageddon duel in the fifth round of the Champions Chess Tour Finals in Toronto, Canada on Tuesday, Dec. 12. Grandmaster Wesley So currently leads the Champions Chess Tour...
Micronesia has expressed intention to seek training with the Philippines' police force. Federated States of Micronesia President Wesley W. Simina (Photo courtesy of PCO) Federated States of Micronesia President Wesley W. Simina told President Marcos during their meeting on Friday, Oct. 13,...
The Philippines is looking to deploy Filipino workers to the Federated States of Micronesia after the deployment ban in the island nation was lifted. (From left) President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and Federated States of Micronesia President Wesley W. Simina meet in Malacañang on Oct. 13,...
Wesley So won’t be matching his podium finish in the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess Tour last February. The Philippine-born So was knocked out of the Chessable Masters following an early losers’ quarterfinal defeat to reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in a painful 1.5-0.5 defeat....
Welsey So fell to fellow American Hikaru Nakamura, 2.5-1.5, that sent him down in the loser’s quarterfinals of the Chessable Masters of the Champions Chess Tour Tuesday, April 4. *Wesley So needs to win all his ensuing matches in the losers' bracket to get a crack in the finals. (File Photo)* The...
Wesley So overcame an opening game defeat and downed Levon Aronian, 2.5-1.5, to advance to the winners’ semifinals of the Chessable Masters of the Champions Chess Tour Monday night, April 3. The Cavite-born So suffered an early loss to Aronian, born in Armenia but is now representing the United...
Wesley So yielded to fellow American Hikaru Nakamura in the rapid playoffs to settle for the runner-up honors in the 2023 American Cup crown at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri recently. The Cavite-born So tried to outplay Hikamura until he blundered in the middlegame where he got his queen...
Grandmaster Wesley So is currently one point behind leader Levon Aronian after five rounds in the WR Chess Masters. (Chess.com) Wesley So halved the point with Russian Andrey Esipenko to stay at joint second after five rounds of the WR Chess Masters in Dusseldorf, Germany Tuesday, Feb. 21. The...
Wesley So finishes with 4.5 points to settle for fourth place in the WR Chess Masters. (File Photo) Wesley So drew with Nodirbek Abdusattorov of Uzbekistan in the ninth and final round to finish fourth in the WR Chess Masters in Dusseldorf, Germany Saturday, Feb. 25. So split the point in 59 moves...
Wesley So trails half a point behind pacesetters after eight rounds in the WR Chess Masters Thursday, Feb. 23. (File Photo) Wesley So failed to capitalize on his winning opportunities and settled for a draw with Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa to slip to joint third after eight rounds in the WR Chess...
