Wesley So waylaid Indian rising star Arjun Erigaisi, 2.5-0.5, in the third round Wednesday, Nov. 16, to light up his flickering title hopes in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco, California. Wesley So's win put him at joint No. 6 after three rounds in the Meltwater Champions...
Grandmaster Wesley So needed just two games to down GM Nihal Sarin and triumph in the inaugural Chess.com Global Championship in Toronto, Canada Monday, Nov. 7 (Tuesday in Manila). GM Wesley So The Cavite-born So pounced on the Indian sensation, 4.5-1.5, to pocket the $200,000 cash purse (around...
The Philippine chess team’s stint at the recent 44th World Chess Olympiad would not be complete without this: a chance to catch up with former national team member Wesley So. Photo from Janelle Frayna's Facebook page Photo from Janelle Frayna's Facebook page Members of the team took to social...
Wesley So scored 5.5 points in the first part of the two-day blitz Sunday to stay second and in striking distance with pacesetter Magnus Carlsen in the Grand Chess Tour’s Super United Rapid and Blitz in Zagreb, Croatia. Photo from Grand Chess Tour The Cavite-born American has a current total of...
Wesley So scored four points in the last three rounds to stay tied for second with three rounds to go in the rapid part of the Grand Chess Tour’s Super United Rapid and Blitz Zagrev in Croatia Friday. Photo from Grand Chess Tour So downed Croatian Ivan Saric in the fourth round and drew with...
Wesley So got off to a solid start as he shared second place with world champion Magnus Carlsen after Day One of the Super United Rapid and Blitz Croatia of the Grand Chess Tour Thursday in Zagreb Wednesday (Thursday in Manila). File Photo from Grand Chess Tour The Cavite-born American scored four...
Wesley So fell to nemesis Maxime Vachier-Lagrave of France in the seventh round to deal a big blow to his title chances in the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger Wednesday, June 8. Wesley So (Photo from Norway Chess) So, a two-time United States champion, lost after 39 moves of a Ruy Lopez Berlin...
Wesley So overpowered Aryan Tari of Norway in Armageddon to storm back into title contention after six rounds of the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger Tuesday, June 7. So hammered out a 43-move win of an English game to send him back to solo third with 10 points. Reigning world champion Magnus...
Wesley So suffered his first defeat of the tournament at the expense of Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan in their Armageddon play to slip to share of third with his conqueror after five rounds of the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger Monday. Needing just a draw to seal the win, So failed to...
Wesley So brought down former world champion Vishwanathan Anand of India in Armageddon play to stay unbeaten in the Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger Saturday. Photo from Norway Chess The Cavite-born So cashed in on his chances while Anand could not take advantage of his opportunities after 46...
Wesley So bested Dutch Anish Giri in Armageddon play to stay at second place behind leader Vishwanathan Anand of India after three rounds of the 10th Norway Chess tournament in Stavanger on Friday, June 3. Photo from Norway Chess So drew with Giri in 31 moves of a Nimzo-Indian Defense in the...
Wesley So suffered yet another heartbreaker as he blew what could have been the title and settled for a second place finish in the 2022 Grand Chess Tour’s Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest, Romania Saturday. The two-time United States champion missed several winning chances and suffered a...
