Wesley So has just defeated World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the Opera Euro Rapid finals for his second Champions Chess Tour title.
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Wesley So among World’s Highest-Paid eSports players
Filipino-born chess Grandmaster Wesley So is among the 15 World’s Highest-Earning eSports Players of 2020.
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2020 YEAR ENDER: Best Good News in Philippine Sports
This Year Ender List of the Good News in Philippine Sports celebrates displays of excellent skills and sportsmanship by Filipino athletes even amid the global health crisis.
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BREAKING NEWS: Wesley So upsets Magnus Carlsen in Skilling Open, leads Champions Chess Tour
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.
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JUST IN: Wesley So ties Skilling Open 1st finals match vs. world’s top GM Magnus Carlsen
JUST IN: It’s a tie for the first day of the finals matches between Filipino-American Grandmaster Wesley So and the current world’s top chess player, Magnus Carlsen of Norway, at the Skilling Open.
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JUST IN: Wesley So reclaims United States Chess Championship title
Filipino-American Grandmaster Wesley So has successfully reclaimed the United States Chess Championship title, emerging as the top player in the 12-man Grandmaster event.
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Wesley So shares world title with Magnus Carlsen at Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz
Filipino-American Grandmaster Wesley So has been declared co-winner with World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen at the Saint Louis Rapid & Blitz chess tournament held Sunday.
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BREAKING NEWS: Wesley So wins 1st United States Clutch Chess Champions Showdown
BREAKING NEWS: Wesley So has won the first edition of the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown between the top American Grandmasters.
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UPDATE: Philippine-born Wesley So beats Chinese players to co-lead Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour
Philippine-born Wesley So met expectations of his Rapid Chess skills and is now in a 4-way co-leadership of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour.
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Wesley So plays Super Grandmasters for USD1 million Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour
Wesley So is playing fellow Super Grandmasters for the USD 1 million prize money of the Magnus Carlsen Chess Tour online series that begins May 19, 2020.
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Cavite’s Wesley So checkmates World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen to rule 1st World Fischer Random Chess Championship
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 Carlsen’s record as the youngest player in the history of the game to break the 2600 […]
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Wesley So gifts Filipino children with free chess education
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 kids, particularly those aged 5 to 15, with free basic membership. So, Top 2 in the 2018 Rapid Chess World […]
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