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 April 28, 2021, 1:30 PM
Wesley So
Two-time United States champion Wesley So had a costly misstep and absorbed a 3-1 defeat in the first of their two-set quarterfinal duel with Armenia-born Levon Aronian in the New In Chess Classic of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Wednesday, April 28.
The 27-year-old So committed a mouse slip that allowed Aronian to turn a drawish position into a victory in the first of the scheduled four games for the day, unnerving the Cavite-born Grandmaster and taking the early 1-0 lead.
The 38-year-old Aronian later admitted he “got lucky.”
So, the Fischer-Random king, will have a chance to bounce back and snatch their second and final match to force a deciding blitz playoff.