by Eldan Sambatyon | Nov 4, 2019 | Good Sport
Cavite-born Filipino-American Chess Grand Master (GM) Wesley So has beaten champion GM Magnus Carlsen to become the First Champion of the first official World Fischer Random Chess Championship (FR Chess) held in Norway. GM Wesley So, who surpassed Magnus...
by Nicole Del Rosario | Jul 22, 2019 | Good Deed
Top-ranking Filipino-American chess grandmaster Wesley So is giving back to Filipino children with free chess education through the learning platform, ChessKid.com. Wesley So’s partnership with the world’s number 1 chess site for children provides Filipino...
by Nicole Del Rosario | Jul 9, 2019 | Good Sport
Cavite’s pride Wesley So placed in the Top 2 at the Croatia leg of the 2019 Grand Chess Tour held on Saturday, July 7 (Sunday, July 8, Philippine time) at Novinaski Dom in Zagrev. The top-ranking Filipino-American chess grandmaster finished strong at the second...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Jun 24, 2018 | Featured, Good Sport
Wesley So has risen to second best in the world no. 2 in the rapid chess rankings. So got there after drawing his last three games including one against Indian Vishwanathan Anand in the ninth and final round to top the rapid section and catapulted him to No. 2 in the...
by The Good News Pilipinas Team | Apr 14, 2017 | Good Sport
Filipino Wesley So has won his first US Chess Championship title in a difficult 2-game rapid chess match against Alexander Onischuk. The Super Chess Grandmaster of Chinese-Filipino descent was dressed in Barong Tagalog as he received his trophy and USD 50,000 cash...
