by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Jun 6, 2022 | Good Sport
Filipino American Grandmaster Wesley So has risen to World No. 6 on the International Chess Federation (FIDE) ranking after a great performance in the kick-off to his title defense at the 2022 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) and winning the Blitz tournament of the ongoing...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Jun 3, 2022 | Good Sport
Filipino American Grandmaster Wesley So has won the Norway Chess Blitz and is maintaining his winning streak as he continues to outrank World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the Classical Chess main tournament of the world’s best-ranked players. So has twice defeated...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Apr 5, 2022 | Good Sport
Filipino-born Wesley So has been declared the winner of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Grand Prix Berlin, defeating tour champion Hikaru Nakamura in the final tiebreaks. The Filipino American Grandmaster defeated his Japanese American opponent, 1½ –...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Apr 2, 2022 | Good Sport
Wesley So has won his semifinals matches and will next aim to win the FIDE Grand Prix Berlin championship, the third leg of the chess tournament being played in Germany. Filipino American Grandmaster Wesley So won his group matches and faced Amin Tabatabaei of Iran in...
by Angie Quadra-Balibay | Mar 31, 2022 | Good Sport
Wesley So has decisively won his first semifinals match and is moving closer to a finals berth at the FIDE Grand Prix Berlin. The Filipino-born United States Chess Champion converted his whiteboard advantage into a full point against Grandmaster Amin Tabatabaei of...
