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Published March 15, 2021, 12:53 PM Photo from FIDE Grandmaster Wesley So bounced back from a shaky start as he scored four points in his next five games to storm back into contention in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Magnus Carlsen Invitational Monday, March 15. So barged from outside the share of ninth in Day 1 to joint No. 3 after trouncing Armenia-born Levon Aronian, Russian Daniil Dubov and the Netherlands’ Jorden Van Foreest, while splitting the point with fellow United States bet Hikaru Nakamura and France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. The Cavite-born So has 6.5 points after 10 roun...

Published February 11, 2021, 2:35 PM Wesley So 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. After winning the first of the two four-game duel Wednesday, 2.5-1.5, the 27-year-old So went for the kill early as he smashed Duda twice to negate the last two games as it was all the former needed to leapfrog to the semis. The win arranged the reigning world Fischer-Random and two-time United States champion a semis tussle with Azerbaijan’s Teimour Rad...

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.

Published December 27, 2020, 12:57 PM GM Wesley So and GM Magnus Carlsen (Fischer Random / Nick Barton / File Photo) Grandmaster Wesley So smashed Dutch GM Anish Giri and drew his other three games including one against world champion Magnus Carlsen to grab a piece of the lead with four others after four rounds of the Airthings Masters of the Champions Chess Tour on Sunday. So, who topped the Skillings Open that served as the season-ushering leg of the tour last month, shared the top spot with United States teammate Hikaru Nakamura, Armenia’s Levon Aronian, Russia’s Daniil Dubov and Azerb...