Wesley So Won Tata Steel. Photo: Alina l'Ami. So had a solid year, at least for his high standards, in 2018. He either tied for or earned clear third place for big events like the U.S. Championship, the 80th Tata Steel Chess Tournament, and Altibox Norway Chess 2018. Notably, in Norway, So beat Carlsen for the first time in a classical game. A ...

Sep 14, 2024 · 55-year-old GM Vasyl Ivanchuk beat GM Wesley So as Ukraine pulled off a sensational win against 45th FIDE Chess Olympiad top-seed United States in round four. It came 15 years after an emotional Ivanchuk announced and then backtracked on retirement after being knocked out of the 2009 World Cup by 16-year-old So.

Mar 18, 2024 · GM Wesley So and IM Alice Lee have risen out of the Elimination Bracket to challenge GMs Levon Aronian and Irina Krush in the Grand Finals of the 2024 American Cup. After a brilliant game by GM Ray Robson to take the lead, So won on demand to reach a blitz playoff and then flagged Robson twice.

Oct 1, 2024 · GM Wesley So won Division II, after a white win in armageddon vs. GM Denis Lazavik, and GM Fabiano Caruana won Division III with a game to spare, 2.5-0.5 against GM Vincent Keymer. Division I Final Bracket. Division I: Carlsen Wins What He Calls His Best Match; Division II: So Blunders/Mouse Slips, But Wins In Armageddon; Division III: Caruana ...

Oct 12, 2016 · Discover the online chess profile of GM Wesley So (GMWSO) at Chess.com. See their chess rating, follow their best games, and challenge them to play a game.

Dec 11, 2023 · GM Wesley So continued his unbeaten run at the 2023 Champions Chess Tour Finals with his most impressive day yet, scoring match wins over GMs Magnus Carlsen and Nodirbek Abdusattorov. GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave secured his first match win in an all-French clash with GM Alireza Firouzja while GM Hikaru Nakamura 's woes continued as he suffered ...

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Apr 9, 2019 · Wesley So: I learned chess when I was seven or eight. A lot of people played on every corner of the neighborhood I lived in. A lot of people played on every corner of the neighborhood I lived in. You see, chess is very popular in the Philippines, because in third-world countries, chess is the poor man’s game.

Dec 22, 2023 · GM Alireza Firouzja had overtaken GM Wesley So on the live rating list after scoring 5/5 in a series of three matches against veterans in his home chess club of Chartres. Alas for the 20-year-old, he had one more game to play, and a draw from a lost position against GM Sergey Fedorchuk saw him drop behind So again in the race to qualify for the ...

Dec 14, 2023 · — Wesley So (@GMWesleySo123) December 14, 2023. Fittingly, the top two finishers of the round-robin, So and Carlsen, will meet in the Title Match. So shared his hope for the games: "Magnus, if you’re listening, take it easy on me tomorrow." The 2022 Chess.com Global Champion will face the world number-one with the fate of the CCT in the ...