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St. Louis Public Radio
Undefeated Wesley So: A world champion contender
St. Louis Public Radio
Wesley So was slightly behind him, but he broke through the 2800 barrier during the London Chess Classic tournament and, with his recent win at Tata Steel, is now second in the world. With Wesley So's run at Tata Steel, he has actually surpassed ...

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On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender  St. Louis Public Radio

On Chess: Undefeated Wesley So, a world champion contender  St. Louis Public Radio

Just last weekend, Wesley So won one of the most prestigious chess events, the Tata Steel Chess Tournament held in the Netherlands. So faced a difficult.

A very big win by Wesley So
BusinessWorld Online Edition
Wesley has won the three strongest tournaments in the world during the past six months -- the Sinquefield Cup in August, the London Chess Classic in December, and now Tata Steel -- and has not lost any of his last 56 games. He is currently ranked #2 in ...

The Forest of Dean Review
Chess Club checkmates its opponents
The Forest of Dean Review
•Chepstow's St Mary's Primary School's Chess Club team with their trophy won at the London Chess Classic. A CHESS club at St Mary's Primary School, Chepstow, 'checkmated' its opponents at a London tournament. Fourteen members of the Chess Club ...

Chess Club checkmates its opponents | theforestreview.co.uk  Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Review

Washington Times
Wesley So pushes unbeaten streak to 56 with Tata Steel chess win
Washington Times
... last summer, So has not dropped a game against world-class competition in six months, while helping the U.S. to its first Olympiad gold in four decades in Baku and taking first in the Sinquefield Cup in St. Louis, the London Chess Classic and now Tata.
Rules star-studded Tata with final round win Wesley ranks world No. 2Philippine Star
Wesley wins Dutch tourney in grand styleManila Bulletin

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Free Press Series
School's chess club scoops second place in national competition
Free Press Series
MEMBERS of a Chepstow primary school chess club came second after visiting the London Chess Classic last month. The chess conference, which takes place every year, was at the Hilton Olympia Hotel in December and saw children from far and wide ...

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 rules Tata Steel Masters ChessThe Manila Times
Wesley So wins 2017 Tata Steel Chess TournamentRappler
Manila Bulletin
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Manila Bulletin
Wesley wins Dutch tourney in grand style
Manila Bulletin
It was also his third straight tournament win after ruling the Sinquefield Cup and the London Chess Classic. For his feat, So jumped from No. 3 to No. 2 in the world rankings with 2822 – just 26 points off reigning world champion GM Magnus Carlsen of ...

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GM Wesley So kampeon sa Tata Steel Chess Masters
Bandera
Una itong nagwagi sa Sinquefield Cup noong Agosto 2016, tinulungan ang US Team sa Olympic team gold at nauwi ang individual gold sa Baku, Azerbaijan bago nanalo sa London Chess Classic at Tata Steel. “The win in Wijk aan Zee meant a lot. Winning ...

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Rappler
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 ...  Star Tribune

Rappler
Wesley So wins 2017 Tata Steel Chess Tournament
Rappler
This is the third straight tournament victory for So, after winning the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic. So stretches his career-best unbeaten streak to 56 games while showing that winning a strong tournament and staying unscathed can be ...
So draws with Chinese GM, stays in the leadThe Standard

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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, ...

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 ...

St. Louis Public Radio
Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off the year with some of the best
St. Louis Public Radio
Wesley So is the current lead of the Tata Steel Chess Tournament, pictured here at last year's London Chess Classic. Saint Louis Chess Club and Spectrum Studios. Every year the first and longest elite tournament starts in January: Tata Steel! The ...
So extends lead at Tata Steel ChessThe Standard

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Aronian’s first opponent in London Chess Classic to be Michael Adams  ARMENPRESS

Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off the year with some of the best  St. Louis Public Radio

Every year the first and longest elite tournament starts in January: Tata Steel! The Wimbledon of Chess, as it is known, started Jan. 14 and ends Jan. 30.

Tata Steel Chess Tournament kicks off the year with some of the best  St. Louis Public Radio

Every year the first and longest elite tournament starts in January: Tata Steel! The Wimbledon of Chess, as it is known, started Jan. 14 and ends Jan. 30.