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Chess News: US star Wesley So inflicted a heartbreaking defeat on world champion Magnus Carlsen to win the Opera Euro Rapid event on Valentine's Day. Wesley becam
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.
Wesley So Wins Opera Euro Rapid As Team Hikaru Raises $361,000 For CARE GM Wesley So repeated his success at the Skilling Open as he defeated Magnus Carlsen in Sunday's final of the Opera Euro Rapid tournament. GM Teimour Radjabov swiftly placed third as he won both games against GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. During the Champions Chess Tour, Team Hikaru has set a goal of raising $3,000,000 for CARE (Cooperative for Assistance and Relief Everywhere) through the commentary on GM Hikaru Nakamura's Twitch channel. In January, they raised $358,000 in conjunction with the Airthings Masters. For ...
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.