Wesley So lost to Anish Giri of the Netherlands that was decided by Armageddon play, 5-4, in the seventh and last round but still wound up second behind winner Magnus Carlsen in the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco, California Sunday, Nov. 20.
Wesley So finishes second in t
Wesley So downed Indian teenage sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 2.5-1.5, to storm back into contention after four rounds of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco, California Thursday, Nov. 17.
Wesley So jumps from No. 7 to No. 4 after his Round 4 win in the Meltwater Ch
MB File Photo Grandmaster Wesley So fought Russian Vladislav Artemiev to a 2-2 standoff in the last of their two-set semifinal showdown Friday to arrange a title duel with Vietnamese Le Quang Liem in the $1.6 million Chessable Masters of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. The 27-year-old So bounc
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.