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Gibraltar Flash: Hou Yifan resigns in 5 moves!  Chessbase News

In a curious case at Gibraltar Masters, women's world champion Hou Yifan resigned in a mere 5 moves, breaking the record previously held by Viswanathan ...

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender  St. Louis Public Radio

Just last weekend, Wesley So won one of the most prestigious chess events, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands. So faced a difficult.

A very big win by Wesley So
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Wesley has won the three strongest tournaments in the world during the past six months -- the Sinquefield Cup in August, the London Chess Classic in December, and now Tata Steel -- and has not lost any of his last 56 games. He is currently ranked #2 in ...

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Carlsen, So In Grand Chess Tour; Kramnik Declines
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These nine players will all compete in the 2017 Sinquefield Cup (31 July-12 August) and the 2017 London Classic (29 November-12 December) where they will be joined by one wildcard in each tournament. This year there will be three rapid events instead ...

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Carlsen, So In Grand Chess Tour; Kramnik Declines  Chess.com

Magnus Carlsen and Wesley So, the world number one and two in the live ratings, will be playing the 2017 Grand Chess Tour. Vladimir Kramnik could not play ...

Wesley So pushes unbeaten streak to 56 with Tata Steel chess win
Washington Times
Since a loss to Carlsen at Bilbao last summer, So has not dropped a game against world-class competition in six months, while helping the U.S. to its first Olympiad gold in four decades in Baku and taking first in the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, the ...

Washington Times
Wesley So pushes unbeaten streak to 56 with Tata Steel chess win
Washington Times
Since a loss to Carlsen at Bilbao last summer, So has not dropped a game against world-class competition in six months, while helping the U.S. to its first Olympiad gold in four decades in Baku and taking first in the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, the ...
Rules star-studded Tata with final round win Wesley ranks world No. 2Philippine Star
Wesley wins Dutch tourney in grand styleManila Bulletin

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Philippine Star
Rules star-studded Tata with final round win Wesley ranks world No. 2
Philippine Star
So also won the Sinquefield Cup in August last year, took the Olympic team gold and the individual gold in last year's Olympiad and topped the London Chess Classic. His final round victory over Nepomniachtchi also stretched his unbeaten streak to 56 ...
Wesley wins Dutch tourney in grand style » Manila Bulletin SportsManila Bulletin

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Last year, So won a couple of big tournaments - the Sinquefield Cup in August and the London Chess Classic in December. Carlsen settled for second with eight points on four points, eight draws and one loss for +6,500 consolation purse.

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Pentala Harikrishna finishes ninth at the Tata Steel Chess Tournament Last year, So won a couple of big tournaments - the Sinquefield Cup in August and the London Chess Classic in December. Carlsen settled for second with eight points on four points, ...

Minneapolis Star Tribune
Minnetonka chess player ranked No. 2 in world after latest super tournament win
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Carlsen, who finished in the second place, had skipped the last two super tournaments So won — the London Chess Classic in December, and the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis in August. “Winning this tournament is huge, with the world champion in it ...
So wins Tata Steel chess crown, climbs to no. 2 in world rankingsThe Standard
Wesley wins Dutch tourney in grand styleManila Bulletin
Wesley rules Tata Steel Masters ChessThe Manila Times
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Wesley wins Dutch tourney in grand style » Manila Bulletin Sports
Manila Bulletin
Grandmaster Wesley So destroyed his Russian rival in the final round and captured the Tata Steel Masters 2017 title yesterday in Wijk aan zee, the Netherlands.

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Wesley So wins in Wijk
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Last August he won the 4th Sinquefield Cup (after finishing last in the previous year) with two wins (vs Topalov and Nakamura) and seven draws. This was a category 22 (average rating 2778) with Anand, Aronian, Caruana, Topalov, Vachier-Lagrave, ...

GM Wesley So kampeon sa Tata Steel Chess Masters - Bandera ...
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SINORPRESA ni Grandmaster Wesley So ang mga kalaban sa pagwawagi sa titulo ng prestihiyosong 79th Tata Steel Chess Masters na isinagawa sa Wijk aan ...

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Philippine Star
So closes in on No. 1 world ranking
Philippine Star
He also topped the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Missouri and helped the US reign supreme in the 42nd Olympiad in Baku, Azerbaijan while winning the Board Three individual gold medal on the side last year. Now the sky is the limit for So, who is ...

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So wins Tata Steel chess crown, climbs to no. 2 in world rankings
The Standard
So extended his unbeaten streak to 56, winning the Sinquefield Cup, the London Chess Classic and taking the overall crown in the Grand Chess Tour last year. Wei, who was in contention for a playoff for the crown had So lost, went down in a 70-move ...
Wesley So wins 2017 Tata Steel Chess TournamentRappler

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Minnetonka chess player ranked No. 2 in world after latest super tournament win  Star Tribune

For the third time in a row, a Minnetonka chess player has won an international super tournament and now stands as the No. 2-ranked player in the world.

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Wesley So wins 2017 Tata Steel Chess Tournament
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MANILA, Philippines - Wesley So has won the 2017 Tata Steel Chess Tournament by beating Ian Nepomniatchi of Russia in the 13th and final round on Sunday, January 29. This is the third straight tournament victory for So, after winning the Sinquefield ...
So draws with Chinese GM, stays in the leadThe Standard

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So draws with Chinese GM, stays in the lead
The Standard
FILIPINO grandmaster Wesley So and young Chinese GM Wei Yi played to a draw in 32 moves of a Reti opening in Round 12 of the 2017 Tata Steel Masters Chess Tournament in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands. With So's eighth draws against four wins, ...

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2017 Tata Rd13: Deserved Winner  Chessbase News

It is a 56 non-losing streak. It is his second super-tournament victory in two months. He is the new #2 player in the World. Wesley So has rocked the chess world, ...