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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
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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
BusinessWorld Online Edition
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.

Rappler
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, ...

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
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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 ...