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Van Foreest shocks So but American hits back Dutch destroyer Wesley So in a start to the knockouts that came full of fire. The 22-year-old threw everything at his American opponent and inflicted a crushing 19-move win over him in Game 2. But it was not enough to take the lead as the super-solid So hit back and then kept Van Foreest at bay in the final game - just - to escape Day 1 with a 2-2 draw. Van Foreest and So will go into battle again with everything resting on a one-match shootout and tiebreaks if necessary. So said afterwards: "It was really a very bad day for me, or maybe Jorden j...

Published August 4, 2021, 11:07 AM MB File Photo Wesley So survived Dutch Jorden van Foreest’s upset try for a 2-2- draw in the first of their two-set quarterfinal duel in the $1.6 million Chessable Masters of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Wednesday, August 4. The Cavite-born So banked on a third-game victory in their four-game duel after drawing the first and fourth matches and losing the second. It was an impressive showing for van Foreest to press for an attack and push the match into four games despite being the underdog after seeding eighth compared to So’s No. 1 seeding. So and...

The European Qualifier to the World Cup was played as a hybrid tournament last week, with participants playing from approved venues monitored by foreign arbiters. A total of 36 players obtained spots in the World Cup, scheduled to take place from July 10 to August 6 in Sochi. Highlights from the massive event include a 14-year-old girl knocking out an experienced grandmaster, and a young Slovak player offering a draw after Boris Gelfand hung his queen due to a mouse slip. | Pictured: GM Jergus Pechac