Wesley So faltered in the last three rounds of the second and final day of blitz and blew his title chance by winding up at fifth in the Grand Chess Tour’s Super United Rapid and Blitz that concluded Monday in Zagreb, Croatia.
GM Wesley So
Trailing by just 1.5 points and at second place behind
Wesley So scored four points in the last three rounds to stay tied for second with three rounds to go in the rapid part of the Grand Chess Tour’s Super United Rapid and Blitz Zagrev in Croatia Friday.
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So downed Croatian Ivan Saric in the fourth round and drew with W
Photo from Chess.com Wesley So drew with Alexei Shirov to inch closer to advancing to the semifinals of the FIDE Chess Grand Prix 1 2022 in Berlin, Germany Wednesday. So needed 31 moves of a Ruy Lopez Berlin to split the point with his Spaniard foe to remain at the helm of Pool D with 3.5 points o
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Photo from chess.com Wesley So outplayed fellow American Leinier Dominguez Perez to seize the solo lead in Pool D of the FIDE Chess Grand Prix 1 2022 in Berlin, Germany on Monday. Playing in black, So equalized early before taking control of the match that lasted in 39 moves of a Giuoco Piano. It