Sinquefield Cup in the news

Rappler
Wesley So draws world champion, now 44 games without a loss
Rappler
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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Inquirer.net
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.

Gulf Times
Even in chess you need to be on right side of age: Anand - Gulf Times
Gulf Times
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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Inquirer.net
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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Firstpost
Premier Badminton League's new scoring system will be an exciting experiment, says Prakash Padukone
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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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 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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Inquirer.net
The Cavite-born GM's sad loyalty gambit has become almost irrelevant, thanks to his mercurial rise
Inquirer.net
For all intents and purposes, Wesley So is right on track for a world championship title. And, gauging by his dazzling performances in last week's London Chess Classic and the Sinquefield Cup in August, becoming the king of chess may happen before the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Hindustan Times
Viswanathan Anand pays tribute to Jayalalithaa, eyes confident showing in 2017
Hindustan Times
He won the Leon Chess Rapid Masters tournament and had solid performances in the Sinquefield Cup in St.Louis, Tal Memorial tournament and in the London Chess Classic. The low point was the Candidates tournament where, despite beating eventual ...

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St. Louis Public Radio
3 Americans finish atop Grand Chess Tour and Cement US as Chess Superpower
St. Louis Public Radio
After winning the Sinquefield Cup, Wesley So entered the London Chess Classic leading the Grand Chess Tour. The only player who could mathematically catch up was four-time U.S. Champion Hikaru Nakamura. The tournament started dramatically, as the ...

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