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St. Louis Public Radio
Three 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 ...

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.

ABS-CBN News
Wesley So now $295000 richer after topping London chess tour
ABS-CBN News
So, who grew up in Cavite, first won the Sinquefield Cup and then finished second in the Your Next Move Leuven rapid and blitz tournament before taking all comers in the London Chess Classic. "I give total respect to my opponents because they are the ...

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Wesley So now $295000 richer after topping London chess tour  ABS-CBN News

Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So became $295000 richer after topping the London Classic on Monday to annex the Grand Chess Tour.

Minneapolis Star Tribune
Twin Cities chess grandmaster reaches lofty heights, hauls in big prizes
Minneapolis Star Tribune
That victory came just months after winning one of the other top tournaments of the year, the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis. So's undefeated performance in those two events, which Carlsen had skipped, plus his strong showing in two other elite ...
So earns P15 millionInquirer.net
London Chess Classic: Anand scores over TopalovSportstarlive
Armenia Levon Aronian loses final round of London Chess ClassicBig News Network.com
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Inquirer.net
So earns P15 million
Inquirer.net
Counting his fourth-place finish in Paris, second in Leuven (Belgium) and first in the Sinquefield Cup held in St. Louis, Missouri, So amassed a total of 36 points, way ahead of fellow US team stalwarts Hikaru Nakamura (24.5) and Fabiano Caruana (23.75).
London Chess Classic: Anand scores over TopalovSportstarlive
Armenia Levon Aronian loses final round of London Chess ClassicBig News Network.com
So bags P5 M in LondonManila Bulletin

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Firstpost
Australia vs Pakistan: Imran Khan, Wasim Akram among greats to laud visitors for resilience
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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Wesley wins in London
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Wesley So has just won the London Chess Classic 2016, his second superGM tournament in 2016 (Sinquefield Cup was the first). He did this with three wins (Nakamura, Adams and Topalov), six draws and no losses and took home $75,000 for this feat. This ...

Big News Network.com
Armenia Levon Aronian loses final round of London Chess Classic
Big News Network.com
The London Chess Classic was named as one of the three events to comprise the inaugural Grand Chess Tour alongside Norway Chess and the Sinquefield Cup. Being tired after hours of play, Aronian pressed too hard and gave Bulgaria's Veselin Topalov a ...
London Chess Classic: Anand scores over TopalovSportstarlive
So bags P5 M in LondonManila Bulletin

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Twin Cities chess grandmaster reaches lofty heights, hauls in big prizes  Star Tribune

Wesley So has a chess rating that only 11 others in the history of the game have achieved.

Sportstarlive
London Chess Classic: Anand scores over Topalov
Sportstarlive
It may be recalled that Wesley won the Sinquefield Cup and finished runner-up at Leuven. Anand, who skipped the Paris event, is likely to finish tied-fourth with Levon Aronian in the GCT standings. The results: Eighth round: Veselin Topalov (Bul, 1 ...

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The Americans love Wesley So  Chessbase News

Wesley So might be the newest member of the U.S. Chess team, and many may consider him to be a “transfer”, but he is slowly growing in popularity.

London Chess Classic, Rd. 6: Simply Fantastic  Chessbase News

In a round with a lot of exciting chess Fabiano Caruana played the most brilliant game by defeating Hikaru Nakamura with a positional queen sacrifice. Wesley ...

India vs England: Virat Kohli is 'two-times more aggressive than me', says ex-captain Sourav Ganguly
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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Levon Aronian in second spot after London Chess Classic round 3
PanARMENIAN.Net
After winning the Sinquefield Cup, So is first in the overall standings of the Grand Chess Tour. He has 30 GP points but Aronian (21.75) or Hikaru Nakamura (21.50) also still have chances to win the Grand Chess Tour if they win in London and So does ...

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A narrow escape: Seirawan on Carlsen vs Karjakin (3/3)  Chessbase News

Magnus Carlsen won the World Championship match against Sergey Karjakin by winning the tie-break convincingly 3-1. The last move of the match was a ...

U.S. Chess Champion GM Fabiano Caruana Partners With New Manager
Yahoo Finance
He followed with a second place finish in the Sinquefield Cup and helped lead the U.S. Olympiad team to its first gold medal since 1976. With the addition of this new partnership, Team Caruana will continue its growth and the world will be seeing and ...

US Chess Champion GM Fabiano Caruana Partners With New Manager
PR Newswire (press release)
He followed with a second place finish in the Sinquefield Cup and helped lead the U.S. Olympiad team to its first gold medal since 1976. With the addition of this new partnership, Team Caruana will continue its growth and the world will be seeing and ...

Big News Network.com
Levon Aronian on second spot after London Chess Classic round 3
Big News Network.com
After winning the Sinquefield Cup, So is first in the overall standings of the Grand Chess Tour. He has 30 GP points but Aronian (21.75) or Hikaru Nakamura (21.50) also still have chances to win the Grand Chess Tour if they win in London and So does ...
London Chess Classic: Viswanathan Anand makes solid draw against Fabiano Caruana in first roundFirstpost
Levon Aronian starts off London Chess Classic with victoryPanARMENIAN.Net

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US Chess Champion GM Fabiano Caruana Partners With New Manager  PR Newswire

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- United States Chess Champion and number-two player in the world Grandmaster Fabiano Caruana is taking another ...