Wesley So Becomes Chess World Champion

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).