Wesley So won his last six matches on Sunday, November 17, and vaulted to second place behind world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the 2024 Tata Steel Chess India blitz tournament at the Dhomo Dhanyo Auditorium in Kolkata (See Rappler for story.)
Grandmaster Eugene Torre (center) and Grandmaster Wesley So (right) (Source: ABS-CBN News)
Grandmaster Eugene Torre was officially inducted into the World Chess Hall of Fame at Union Station in Missouri on Wednesday. Asia's first grandmaster was one of the inductees in 2021, but the official ceremony only took place a year later (See ABS-CBN News for story).
Wesley So
Filipino-born Grandmaster Wesley So has swept the 2021 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) Paris Rapid & Blitz events, staying on top of the standings throughout the games and eventually being declared the winner of the over-the-board tourney in France (See Good News Pilipinas for story).
Wesley So (Source: Rappler)
The faint hope of luring Filipino chess prodigy Wesley So back to the Philippines has just been snuffed out. The world No. 9, chess wiz born in Bacoor, Cavite, officially became a US citizen on February 26, the US Chess Federation announced (See Rappler for story).
World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen (left) and U.S. Chess Champion Wesley So at the Open Euro Rapid.
U.S. Chess Champion Wesley So won the Open Euro Rapid, beating World Champion Magnus Carlsen 2.5-1.5 in the second set to take the mini-match 1.5-0.5, (See Inquirer.net for story).
Wesley So (Source: Manila Mail)
Filipino-American Grandmaster Wesley So won recently the Skilling Open, kicking off his Champion Chess Tour campaign that runs until Sept. 2021. So beat fellow GM Magnus Carlsen in a tiebreak, earning $30,000 in what was the first leg of the online Champions Chess Tour (See Manila Mail for story).
Filipino American Wesley So remained unbeaten in his title run, settling for a draw with fellow super Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura in the final round of the 2020 US Chess Championship (See Inquirer.net for story).
Wesley So with FIDE officials at the awards ceremony of the Fischer Random Chess World Championship. (Photo by Maria Emelianova)
Grand Master Wesley So became the first World Champion in Fischer Random Chess. So defeated GM Magnus Carlsen by the dominant score of 13.5 to 2.5 in the event that started on October 27 and ended on November 2 (See USChessWorld for story).
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