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Hopes of Wesley So playing again for the Philippines diminished after the Cavite-born player officially became a United States citizen.

Already based in Minnetonka, Minnesota in the United States, Wesley So continues to follow Philippine chess by recently promoting the Professional Chess Association of the Philippines (PCAP).

Grandmaster Wesley So gave a huge shoutout to Filipino fans in a post-game interview shortly after capturing the US$100,000 (P5 million) Euro Opera Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour against world champion Magnus Carlsen early Monday.

United States superstar Wesley So dealt world champion Magnus Carlsen another sound beating to rule the US$100,000 (P5 million) Euro Opera Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Monday.

Reigning world Fischer Random champion Wesley So brought down world classical titlist Magnus Carlsen to salvage a 2-2 tie in the first of their two four-game title showdown in the Opera Euro Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Sunday, Feb. 14.

Grandmaster Wesley So made short work of Azerbaijan’s Teimour Radjabov to set up a title rematch with reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in the Opera Euro Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Saturday, Feb. 13.

Grandmaster Wesley So moved on the cusp of the Opera Euro Rapid finals after taking down fellow Champions Chess Tour leg winner Teimour Radjabov of Azerbaijan, 2.5.-1.5, in the first of the two-match semifinals on Friday (Manila time).

Grandmaster Wesley So made short work of Polish Jan-Krzysztof Duda in their quarterfinal duel to barge into the semifinals of the Opera Euro Rapid of the Champions Chess Tour Thursday, Feb. 11.

Grandmaster Wesley So drew all his last five matches to finish third in the preliminaries and clinch a quarterfinal berth in the Opera Euro Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Monday.

Grandmaster Wesley So scored three points in the sixth to 10th round to stay half a point behind a pace-setting reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in the Opera Grand Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Monday, Feb. 8.

Grandmaster Wesley So scored 3.5 points in the first five rounds including an opening-round triumph over leader Magnus Carlsen in the Opera Euro Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Sunday, February 7.

Grandmaster Wesley So seeks to regain his winning form when he sees action in the third leg of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour dubbed as the Opera Euro Rapid starting on Saturday.

Chess has been on a steady rise in this coronavirus-stricken era and a great proof of that is the inclusion of Grandmaster Wesley So along with other world's leading chess players in the list of top esports earners in 2020.

Grandmaster Wesley So will be one among the 10 main participants in the Grand Chess Tour, an over-the-board tournament unfolding with the Superbet Chess Classic set June 13 to 15 in Bucharest, Romania.

A stunning turn of events transpired in the chess world before 2020 came to an end as Grandmaster Wesley So, world champion Magnus Carlsen and fellow big names crashed out of the Airthings Masters early Thursday (Manila time)

Grandmaster Wesley So lost with the white pieces twice to France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave and dropped the first of two four-game quarterfinal matches, 3-1, in the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess Tour Wednesday.

Grandmaster Wesley So downed Russian Daniil Dubov in 33 moves of a Ruy Lopez in the 11th and final round to finish tied for first in the preliminaries of the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess Tour Tuesday.

Grandmaster Wesley So drew all his four games including one against recent tormentor and fellow United States bet Hikaru Nakamura in the fifth round to keep his grip of the lead with five others and stay in quarterfinal contention in the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess Tour Monday.