Photo from Champions Chess Tour Wesley So overpowered Jorden van Foreest of Netherlands in the second and final set, 2.5-0.5, to barge into the semifinals of the Chessable Masters of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour on Wednesday. The Cavite-born So posted decisive victories in the first two game
Published August 4, 2021, 11:07 AM
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Wesley So survived Dutch Jorden van Foreest’s upset try for a 2-2- draw in the first of their two-set quarterfinal duel in the $1.6 million Chessable Masters of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Wednesday, August 4.
The Cavite-born So banked on a third-game victory in their four-game duel after drawing the first and fourth matches and losing the second.
It was an impressive showing for van Foreest to press for an attack and push the match into four games despite being the underdog after seeding eighth compared to So’s No. 1 seeding.
So and van Foreest square off in the final four-game set on Wednesday for a slot in the semifinals.
Published June 27, 2021, 3:08 PM
Anish Giri, left, and Wesley So in file photo (Grand Chess Tour)
Wesley So bucked a fourth-round defeat to Anish Giri of the Netherlands by scoring three points in the first five rounds of the Goldmoney Asian Rapid of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour late Saturday, June 26.
So was quick to bounce back from the loss to Giri by trouncing Jan-Krzysztof Duda of Poland in 47 moves of a Nimzo-Indian Defense for a share of sixth place with Giri and Duda with identical 3 points.
The trio were just half a point behind the five-man co-leaders composed of Magnus Carlsen, world No. 3 Ding Liren of China, Armenia’s Levon Aronian, and Russians Vladislav Artemiev and Daniil Dubov with 3.5 points each.
Wesley So, right, and Fabiano Caruana (Photo from Grand Chess Tour)
Grandmaster Wesley So seeks to add another feather to his cap as he plunges back into action in the online Goldmoney Asian Rapid of the Metyltwater Champions Chess Tour starting this weekend.
So, the reigning world Fischer-Rand
Published March 15, 2021, 12:53 PM
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Grandmaster Wesley So bounced back from a shaky start as he scored four points in his next five games to storm back into contention in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Magnus Carlsen Invitational Monday, March 15.
So barged from outside the share of ninth in Day 1 to joint No. 3 after trouncing Armenia-born Levon Aronian, Russian Daniil Dubov and the Netherlands’ Jorden Van Foreest, while splitting the point with fellow United States bet Hikaru Nakamura and France’s Maxime Vachier-Lagrave.
The Cavite-born So has 6.5 points after 10 rounds to tie with Nakamura.
So’s recent effort was in stark contrast to his opening day performance when he dropped two games and wound up with just 2.5 points.