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.
Wesley So wins 2017 Tata Steel Chess Tournament - Rappler
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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
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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.
Wesley So matches career-best 54-game unbeaten streak - Rappler
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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 ...
So extends lead at Tata Steel Chess - The Standard
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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 - Rappler
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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
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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
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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 ...
Wesley So draws world champion, now 44 games without a loss - Rappler
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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 - Inquirer.net
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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
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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 ...