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WESLEY SO WINS LONDON CHESS CLASSIC 2016  European Chess Union

Chess: Viswanathan Anand finishes joint third in London Chess Classic  Scroll.in

London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand draws with Vladimir Kramnik to share third spot - Sports News , Firstpost  Firstpost

Viswanathan Anand joint third in London Classic, ties Kramnik  WION

Wesley So's triumph: US star $295k richer after winning London Chess Classic and Grand Chess Tour  Telegraph.co.uk

Wesley So's triumph: US star $295k richer after winning London Chess Classic and Grand Chess Tour  Telegraph.co.uk

Wesley So now $295000 richer after topping London chess tour  ABS-CBN News

Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So became $295000 richer after topping the London Classic on Monday to annex the Grand Chess Tour.

Wesley So's triumph: US star $295k richer after winning London Chess Classic and Grand Chess Tour  The Telegraph

Wesley So duly won the 8th London Chess Classic as he quickly steered his final game with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave towards a draw to reach 6/9 and ...

Wesley So's triumph: US star $295k richer after winning London Chess Classic and Grand Chess Tour  The Telegraph

Wesley So duly won the 8th London Chess Classic as he quickly steered his final game with Maxime Vachier-Lagrave towards a draw to reach 6/9 and ...

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Azerbaijan`s Safarli wins silver at London Chess Classic
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Azerbaijani grandmaster Eltaj Safarli has claimed a silver medal at the Super Rapidplay tournament of London Chess Classic. Russian Woman Grandmaster Valentina Gunina became the winner of the tournament. The Super Rapidplay tournament brought ...

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London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand Finishes Joint Third
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London: Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with long-time rival Vladimir Kramnik of Russia to end the London Chess Classic with a shared third result after the end of the ninth and final round here. The highlights of Anand's campaign were the ...
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London Chess Classic 2016: Viswanathan Anand settles for shared third spot, confirms world Cup participation
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Anand, Hikaru Nakamura of the United States and Kramnik tied for the third spot on five points apiece and it's almost a certainty now that the Indian ace will get a call back for the next year of the Grand Chess tour which will have a new event added ...
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Times of India
Viswanathan Anand: Anand joint third in London Chess Classic ...
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Viswanathan Anand played out a draw with long-time rival Vladimir Kramnik of Russia to end the London Chess Classic with a shared third result after the end of ...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Twin Cities chess grandmaster reaches lofty heights, hauls in big prizes
Minneapolis Star Tribune
So's undefeated performance in those two events, which Carlsen skipped, plus his strong showing in two other elite tournaments, made him the winner of the 2016 Grand Chess Tour, a circuit of four prestigious tournaments with a $100,000 grand prize ...
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American Chess player Wesley So, wins London Chess and Grand Chess Tour 2016exstreamal (blog)
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Twin Cities chess grandmaster reaches lofty heights, hauls in big prizes
Minneapolis Star Tribune
... played maybe the best chess in the world," said Russian grandmaster Vladimir Kramnik, a former world champion. "I really think he's going to be a serious challenger to [World Champion] Magnus Carlsen." So, 23, won the London Chess Classic on Sunday ...
American Chess player Wesley So, wins London Chess and Grand Chess Tour 2016exstreamal (blog)
So scores twin-killThe Standard
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Twin Cities chess grandmaster reaches lofty heights, hauls in big prizes
Minneapolis Star Tribune
That victory came just months after winning one of the other top tournaments of the year, the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. So's undefeated performance in those two events, which Carlsen had skipped, plus his strong showing in two other elite ...
So earns P15 millionInquirer.net
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Inquirer.net
So earns P15 million
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Counting his fourth-place finish in Paris, second in Leuven (Belgium) and first in the Sinquefield Cup held in St. Louis, Missouri, So amassed a total of 36 points, way ahead of fellow US team stalwarts Hikaru Nakamura (24.5) and Fabiano Caruana (23.75).
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Firstpost
Australia vs Pakistan: Imran Khan, Wasim Akram among greats to laud visitors for resilience
Firstpost
The 23-year-old won two super tournaments – the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. He helped the US win an Olympiad gold and also won the Grand Chess Tour ahead of legends like Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and ...

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Australia vs Pakistan: Imran Khan, Wasim Akram among greats to laud visitors for resilience
Firstpost
The 23-year-old won two super tournaments – the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. He helped the US win an Olympiad gold and also won the Grand Chess Tour ahead of legends like Viswanathan Anand, Vladimir Kramnik, Veselin Topalov and ...

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Wesley wins in London
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He did this with three wins (Nakamura, Adams and Topalov), six draws and no losses and took home $75,000 for this feat. This, together with the $100,000 for winning the Grand Chess Tour, of which we will have more to say later, caps a very successful ...