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London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies
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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 ...
Even in chess you need to be on right side of age: AnandGulf Times
Chess notesThe Boston Globe
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial riseInquirer.net

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Gulf Times
Even in chess you need to be on right side of age: Anand
Gulf Times
He lost the Candidates tournament where, despite beating eventual winner Russia's Sergey Karjakin, Anand ended up joint second. He finished fourth in the 2016 Grand Chess tour, resulting in him not securing a direct qualification for the Grand Chess ...
Viswanathan Anand eyes strong 2017 after steady showing in 2016Hindustan Times

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Premier Badminton League's new scoring system will be an exciting experiment, says Prakash Padukone
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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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The Boston Globe
Chess notes - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe
The 2016 Grand Chess Tour (www.GrandChessTour.org) has ended with a grand victory by American, via the Philippines, Wesley So. This past week, So won ...
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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A world title may not be too far-fetched for Wesley So as the chess whiz captured the overall crown in the 2016 Grand Chess Tour. Too bad he won it for the United States, the country he now represents since shifting allegiance two years ago due to the ...

Manila Bulletin
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Manila Bulletin
Nearly three months after the country elected Davao City Mayor Rodrigo “Digong” Duterte as president, an athlete from Mindanao rose from obscurity to become ...

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Inquirer.net
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial rise
Inquirer.net
While he relishes the US triumph in the Olympiad, So says his Grand Chess Tour victory means more to his career. “This is definitely my best achievement ever,” says So, who quit his studies at Webster University, where he was a chess scholar under ...

Chess notes  The Boston Globe

The 2016 Grand Chess Tour (www.GrandChessTour.org) has ended with a grand victory by American, via the Philippines, Wesley So. This past week, So won ...

Viswanathan Anand eyes strong 2017 after steady showing in 2016  Hindustan Times

Viswanathan Anand, in a chat with Hindustan Times, said stable performances in 2016 has given him confidence for 2017 and paid tribute to the late Tamil ...

Hindustan Times
Viswanathan Anand pays tribute to Jayalalithaa, eyes confident showing in 2017
Hindustan Times
He finished fourth in the 2016 Grand Chess tour, resulting in him not securing direct qualification for the Grand Chess tour of 2017. Another low point for Anand in 2016 was the death of Tamil Nadu chief minister, Jayalalithaa, on December 5. The five ...

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Kasmir Monitor
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Wesley So won the London Chess Classic with a round to spare and took the 2016 Grand Chess Tour. The Filipino-American grandmaster picks up $ 295,000 for winning London plus the GCT. He also pulled his rating up over 2800. Remarkably, 2016 will ...
Viswanathan settles for shared third spot; confirms WC participationKasmir Monitor

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St. Louis Public Radio
3 Americans finish atop Grand Chess Tour and Cement US as ...
St. Louis Public Radio
After the conclusion of the London Chess Classic, the last event on the 2016 Grand Chess Tour, there is one name that is front and center in people's minds.

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Three Americans Finish Atop Grand Chess Tour and Cement US as Chess Superpower
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After the conclusion of the London Chess Classic, the last event on the 2016 Grand Chess Tour, there is one name that is front and center in people's minds: Wesley So. Not only did the American win the London Chess Classic, but he also secured his win ...

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Pestaño: Biggest tournament for seniors
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He won the final leg of the Grand Chess Tour by winning the London Chess Classic. He also achieved his target of a rating over 2800 and his live rating is now 2808. This brought his winnings to an incredible $295,000 for the entire tour as he ...

St. Louis Public Radio
Three Americans Finish Atop Grand Chess Tour and Cement US as Chess Superpower
St. Louis Public Radio
After the conclusion of the London Chess Classic, the last event on the 2016 Grand Chess Tour, there is one name that is front and center in people's minds: Wesley So. Not only did the American win the London Chess Classic, but he also secured his win ...

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3 Americans finish atop Grand Chess Tour and cement U.S. as chess superpower  St. Louis Public Radio

After the conclusion of the London Chess Classic, the last event on the 2016 Grand Chess Tour, there is one name that is front and center in people's minds.

3 Americans finish atop Grand Chess Tour and cement U.S. as chess superpower  St. Louis Public Radio

After the conclusion of the London Chess Classic, the last event on the 2016 Grand Chess Tour, there is one name that is front and center in people's minds.

Chess stars Carlsen and Anand in Doha next week
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Anand recently finished fourth in the Grand Chess Tour, which means that he doesn't have a direct qualification for the 2017 edition. He also doesn't have a spot in the next Candidates Event that will determine the challenger to 26-year-old Carlsen.

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Gulf Times
Chess stars Carlsen and Anand in Doha next week
Gulf Times
Anand recently finished fourth in the Grand Chess Tour, which means that he doesn't have a direct qualification for the 2017 edition. He also doesn't have a spot in the next Candidates Event that will determine the challenger to 26-year-old Carlsen.

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London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand draws with Vladimir Kramnik to share third spot
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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 ...
Wesley So leads Yank brigade to chess dominance in LondonWashington Times
Wesley So's triumph: US star $295k richer after winning London Chess Classic and Grand Chess TourTelegraph.co.uk
Wesley So now $295000 richer after topping London chess tourABS-CBN News
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