by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Dec 12, 2023 | Good Sport
Filipino-American chess Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So has seized the spotlight at the 2023 Champions Chess Tour (CCT) Finals. In a remarkable performance, So emerged victorious over world-renowned GM Magnus Carlsen, securing a solo lead in the prestigious tournament....
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Mar 18, 2021 | Good Sport
It’s confirmed. Wesley So is joining rival Magnus Carlsen and two other grandmasters in the Champions Chess Tour 4th leg semis with a highly anticipated possibility of a resulting finals rematch between the Filipino American and Norwegian rivals. So, the...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Feb 15, 2021 | Good Sport
Wesley So has just defeated World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the Opera Euro Rapid finals for his second Champions Chess Tour title. So, who hails from Bacoor, Cavite in the Philippines where he started his career, won his second championship match against Carlsen in the...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Dec 1, 2020 | Good Sport
BREAKING NEWS: Wesley So has won the Skilling Open, delivering a blow to the nearly-always unbeatable world champion Magnus Carlsen and now leads the Champions Chess Tour. The 27-year-old Filipino Grandmaster representing the United States bested the 30-year-old...
