by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Mar 2, 2023 | Good Sport
Filipino American Grandmaster Wesley So is leading the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Circuit for the newest qualification path to the 2024 Candidates Tournament, the event that decides the challenger for the World Championship match. The three-time United...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Feb 16, 2023 | Good Sport
Filipino-American Wesley So won both Titled Tuesday events, only the second player in the series history to achieve the feat in the weekly tournament hosted by Chess.com for titled players played every Tuesday. The Philippines-born three-time United States Chess...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Nov 8, 2022 | Good Sport
Philippines-born Wesley So has won the first-ever Chess.com Global Championship (CGC), adding another world title to his trophy collection after a heavyweight run in the online tournament. The Filipino American grandmaster defeated GM Nihal Sarin of India in the...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Oct 25, 2022 | Good Sport
Filipino American Grandmaster Wesley So is all set to defend his World Fischer Random Chess Championship title when the 2022 edition of one of the four world championship events officially recognized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) begins on October 25 in...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Oct 10, 2022 | Good Sport
Filipinos in world chess – Hall of Famer Eugene Torre and three-time United States Chess Champion Wesley So – patriotically traded praises on the occasion of the former’s induction into the World Chess Hall of Fame held during the opening of the 2022 U.S....
