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 | Jul 16, 2023 | Good Sport
Filipino American Grandmaster Wesley So made a formidable impression at the Aimchess Rapid leg of the 2023 Champions Chess Tour (CCT), reaching a tournament event Grand Final for the first time. Despite landing the Runner Up spot to World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen,...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Aug 10, 2021 | Good Sport
Wesley So has won the Chessable Masters title, his third win in the ongoing Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. The Philippine-born chess Grandmaster playing for the United States defeated Liem Quang Le of Vietnam on August 8, 2021, after two days of the event finals....
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...
