Wesley so update

Sustaining his impressive showing, Wesley So stuns world No. Despite having a higher Elo rating in classical play, the Cavite-born So surrenders a big edge to Nakamura in both rapid and blitz competitions. The young Indian grandmaster scores an upset in the opening match but So recovers to win the 4-game clash. Fabiano Caruana, who like Wesley So plays for the US national team, wins the tournament and earns the right to challenge world chess champion Magnus Carlsen.

After 11 rounds, Wesley So is at 7th out of the 8 participants in the Candidates Tournament, where the winner will face world champion Magnus Carlsen. Wesley So now affords a smile in the post-game press conference after pulling off an impressive draw in Round Going into the second half of this top caliber tournament, Wesley So is at joint 7th and 8th with Levon Aronian.

In a battle between the youngest and the oldest of the 8 grandmasters in this elite cast, Wesley So claims a draw from former world champion Vladimir Kramnik. As Wesley So finally snapped out of a losing streak, chess lovers around the world were gushing over Vladimir Kramnik's masterful conquest of Levon Aronian in Round 3.

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Biden calls on employers to mandate vaccines despite Supreme Court ruling. Microsoft and partners may be compensated if you purchase something through recommended links in this article. Found the story interesting? Like us on Facebook to see similar stories. Toggle navigation. Chess News. Hot Topics: wesley so - page 1. Comments 5. ChessBase 15 - Mega package Find the right combination! However, in his analyses he still managed to dig deep and indicates a lot of hidden subtleties of the game, particularly in regard to opening theory and match strategy.

Picture: FIDE. Comments 3 5. Carlsen now leads and with five games to go the match is practically over. Wesley So took a close look at game 9 and concludes: "Ian was playing very well early on in the match but Ian is a great player and even the greatest players make mistakes.

Unexpected and miserable stuff happens to us all, and we hope Ian will be able to move on and get his mojo back asap! Comments 2 A round robin with a rapid time control took place on Tuesday to decide the winner of the national championship. Photos: Lennart Ootes. Comments 10 8. Former co-leader Ray Robson was beat by Fabiano Caruana, who bounced back from two painful consecutive losses. UK virus hunting labs seek to bolster global variant network.

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