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So hangs on; Wei closes in
Inquirer.net
A win by So, 23, will give the 2016 Grand Chess Tour champion the title in the tough, all-Grandmaster event. But a draw will revive the fading bids of Norwegian world champion Magnus Carlsen, Armenian Levon Aronian and Ukrainian Pavel Eljanov, all with ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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
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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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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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.

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Wesley So leads by a point with 3 rounds left, unbeaten at 53 games
Rappler
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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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.

Chess in Africa: the Miracle  Chessbase News

After visiting Africa on a tour, GM Maurice Ashley was deeply moved by the extreme poverty, underlying beauty, and promise of hope. Instead of just writing ...

Wesley So is Player of the Year
BusinessWorld Online Edition
These two victories plus a 3rd and 2nd place in the Grand Tour events in Paris and Leuven catapulted him to the top place in the 2016 Grand Chess Tour ahead of chess legends Anand, Kramnik, Topalov and other elite players like Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Huffington Post
Chess Champions and Their Queens
Huffington Post
He won the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) that made him $295,000 richer. According to the former world champion Kramnik, So played the best chess of the year and could be a serious challenger to Carlsen in the future. In the final GCT tournament last month in ...

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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Wesley So draws world champion, now 44 games without a loss
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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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Wesley So draws world champion, now 44 games without a loss
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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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