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Wesley So leads by a point with 3 rounds left, unbeaten at 53 games
Rappler
He won the Sinquefield Cup and the London Grand Prix last year, two career breakthroughs that made him fourth strongest player in the world. But in that sacred space of thought around one or two hours before a game, So decides whether to play for a win ...

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Aronian’s first opponent in London Chess Classic to be Michael Adams  ARMENPRESS

Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off the year with some of the best  St. Louis Public Radio

Every year the first and longest elite tournament starts in January: Tata Steel! The Wimbledon of Chess, as it is known, started Jan. 14 and ends Jan. 30.

Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off the year with some of the best  St. Louis Public Radio

Every year the first and longest elite tournament starts in January: Tata Steel! The Wimbledon of Chess, as it is known, started Jan. 14 and ends Jan. 30.

Chess in Africa: the Miracle  Chessbase News

After visiting Africa on a tour, GM Maurice Ashley was deeply moved by the extreme poverty, underlying beauty, and promise of hope. Instead of just writing ...

Wesley So is Player of the Year
BusinessWorld Online Edition
These two victories plus a 3rd and 2nd place in the Grand Tour events in Paris and Leuven catapulted him to the top place in the 2016 Grand Chess Tour ahead of chess legends Anand, Kramnik, Topalov and other elite players like Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, ...

Wesley So is Player of the Year
BusinessWorld Online Edition
He passed the ELO 2800 mark during the year and won the two strongest tournaments in 2016, the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic. These two victories plus a 3rd and 2nd place in the Grand Tour events in Paris and Leuven catapulted him to ...

Wesley So is Player of the Year
BusinessWorld Online Edition
He passed the ELO 2800 mark during the year and won the two strongest tournaments in 2016, the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic. These two victories plus a 3rd and 2nd place in the Grand Tour events in Paris and Leuven catapulted him to ...

Pestaño: No-loss performances against elite players
Sun.Star
THERE are several kinds of no loss performances in chess. It can be based on most consecutive wins, the most number of games played, perfect score in a single tournament and longest time played without a loss. It can only be called outstanding if the ...

Huffington Post
Chess Champions and Their Queens
Huffington Post
He won the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) that made him $295,000 richer. According to the former world champion Kramnik, So played the best chess of the year and could be a serious challenger to Carlsen in the future. In the final GCT tournament last month in ...

Rappler
Wesley So draws world champion, now 44 games without a loss
Rappler
He also triumphed in the Sinquefield Cup, where he bombed out two years ago, and the London Chess Classic which made him overall champion of the Grand Chess Tour. So, born in Bacoor, Cavite, played for the Philippines until he decided to switch to the ...

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Rappler
Wesley So draws world champion, now 44 games without a loss
Rappler
He also triumphed in the Sinquefield Cup, where he bombed out two years ago, and the London Chess Classic which made him overall champion of the Grand Chess Tour. So, born in Bacoor, Cavite, played for the Philippines until he decided to switch to the ...

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Rappler
Wesley So draws world champion, now 44 games without a loss
Rappler
He also triumphed in the Sinquefield Cup, where he bombed out two years ago, and the London Chess Classic which made him overall champion of the Grand Chess Tour. So, born in Bacoor, Cavite, played for the Philippines until he decided to switch to the ...

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Harikrishna begins campaign with hard-fought draw
Press Trust of India
Grand Chess Tour winner So Weseley (United States), Sergey Karjakin (Russia) and Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri, all ranked in the top 10, are other prominent stars. The 14 Grand Masters, all with ELOs over 2650, will take on each other in a round robin format ...

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Tata Steel Masters: Harikrishna begins campaign with hard-fought draw
Times of India
Grand Chess Tour winner So Weseley (United States), Sergey Karjakin (Russia) and Dutch No. 1 Anish Giri, all ranked in the top 10, are other prominent stars. The 14 Grand Masters, all with ELOs over 2650, will take on each other in a round robin format ...

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Inquirer.net
So good for 2016 Player of the Year
Inquirer.net
Super Grandmaster Wesley So performed so well in 2016, he handily emerged Player of the Year. The Philippine-born So, now representing the United States, earned the nod of online voters in a poll conducted by chessbase.com, besting reigning world ...

Inquirer.net
So good for 2016 Player of the Year
Inquirer.net
Super Grandmaster Wesley So performed so well in 2016, he handily emerged Player of the Year. The Philippine-born So, now representing the United States, earned the nod of online voters in a poll conducted by chessbase.com, besting reigning world ...

Pestaño: Tata Steel starts tomorrow
Sun.Star
BEFORE the advent of the Grand Chess Tour, the Tata Steel was traditionally one of the strongest tournaments when it started in 1937. It was called the Hoogovens tournament until 1999 before Dutch sponsor Koninklijke Hoogovens merged with British Steel ...

St. Louis Public Radio
On Chess: What to look forward to in 2017
St. Louis Public Radio
Similar to the Grand Slam of tennis, the Grand Chess Tour is a high-stakes tournament series featuring the world's best players. Over the course of five tournaments in Paris; Leuven, Belgium; St. Louis and London, $1.2 million will be given out in prizes.

Hikaru Nakamura to Norway  Norway Chess