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Wesley So wins 2017 Tata Steel Chess Tournament  Rappler

The Cavite-born chess grandmaster defeats Ian Nepomniatchi of Russia in the 13th round to take an insurmountable lead.

Rappler
Wesley So matches career-best 54-game unbeaten streak
Rappler
The results are victories at the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic, which propelled him to fourth in the world based on the January FIDE ratings. Tukmakov has made his training philosophies known in the book Modern Chess Preparation, where ...

Wesley So partners with Tukmakov  Chessbase News

The coach-player relationship is one that goes back in time and has marked almost every great sportsman. It allows (hopefully) a player to achieve their goals ...

St. Louis Public Radio
So extends lead at Tata Steel Chess
The Standard
He gained a full point advantage over five close rivals which included world no. 1 GM Magnus Carlsen. It was So's 53rd straight win since winning the Sinquefield Cup, the London Chess Classic, and taking the overall crown in the Grand Chess Tour last year.
Wesley So leads by a point with 3 rounds left, unbeaten at 53 gamesRappler

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Wesley So leads by a point with 3 rounds left, unbeaten at 53 games
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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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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 ...

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Wesley So draws world champion, now 44 games without a loss
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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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So good for 2016 Player of the Year
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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 ...

Grand Chess Tour makes new moves  Chessbase News

In a recent press release the Grand Chess Tour announced two things: a new rating system, called Universal Rating System, or URS™, that combines the ...

Best of 2016: Best Game  Chessbase News

2016 brought a a lot of entertaining, fascinating and amazing games. But what was the "best game" of 2016? Our experts created a shortlist of ten games, now ...

Chess gets sexy with "The Mating Game"  Chessbase News

Jovanka Houska is the British Women's Chess Champion, but there is certainly more to her than meets the eye. She has co-authored a “sexy chess book” called ...

Best of 2016: Player of the Year  Chessbase News

2016 is over - time to review the chess highlights of the year. In the first of five votings we ask: which player impressed you most in 2016? A lot of players stood ...

"I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies!"  Chessbase News

One player who did exceedingly well in 2016 is Wesley So. The 23-year-old won two super tournaments – the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic, ...

Chess 2016: Top 7 showdowns; Team USA, Wesley So, Magnus Carlsen and more  exstreamal

2016 saw some action packed games between super grandmasters, young masters and countries. Egos were battered, and ultimately crown went to the 'better ...

Pestaño: Chess personality of the year
Sun.Star
ALTHOUGH Magnus Carlsen managed to defend his crown against Sergey Karjakin, my choice for Man of the Year in chess is Wesley So. He won two super tournaments—the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic against eight of the top 10 players ...

On Chess: Behind the scenes - and cameras - of the Grand Chess Tour 2017  St. Louis Public Radio

This game will be over in two moves.” “…and how long will that take?” “It could be 20 seconds. It could be two hours.” Let's get one thing clear – 20.

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Even in chess you need to be on right side of age: Anand - Gulf Times
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He won the Leon Chess Rapid Masters tournament and had a very good Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, Tal Memorial tournament and the London Chess Classic.
Viswanathan Anand eyes strong 2017 after steady showing in 2016 ...Hindustan Times

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London Chess Classic champion Wesley So: I never celebrate until I get home with the trophies
Firstpost
If the chess world had to decide one player who did exceedingly well in the year 2016, it definitely had to be the Filipino-American grandmaster Wesley So. The 23-year-old won two super tournaments – the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic.
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost ...Inquirer.net

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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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