Ukrainian GM to coach So
FILIPINO grandmaster Wesley So will have a new coach for his coming tournaments this year. Ukrainian grandmaster Vladimir Turmakov is ...
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So extends lead at Tata Steel Chess
FILIPINO grandmaster Wesley So showed confidence to beat Polish GM Radoslaw Wojtaszek in 34 moves of an English Opening in ...
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So plays Armenian to a draw, keeps Tata chess lead
FILIPINO grandmaster Wesley So avoided complications and played Armenian Levi Aronian to a draw in 38 moves in Round 9 ...
Read moreSo wary of foes in Tata
WORLD no. 3 woodpusher Wesley So considers every game as tough in the ongoing 2017 Tata Steel Chess Masters in ...
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GM So splits point with Karjakin, keeps hold on lead
FILIPINO grandmaster Wesley So settled for another draw, this time with Sergey Karjakin in 22 moves of a Reti in ...
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So nails 3rd win, grabs Tata Steel chess lead
GRANDMASTER Wesley So was one pawn down early in the game, but he hardly minded it as he went on ...
Read moreSo whips Dutch Van Wely in 4th round; Pavel leads
DUTCH Loek van Wely succeeded in attacking the queenside and in trapping Grandmaster Wesley So’s king. But while he managed ...
Read moreSo wins following Rapport blunder
GRANDMASTER Wesley So’s black king was trapped. But a blunder on the 35th move allowed him to outplay Hungarian rival ...
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So splits point again; Pavel leads
CAVITE-BORN Wesley So played to his second draw in the 2017 Tata Steel Chess Masters in Wijk aan Zee, The ...
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So splits point with world no. 1 Carlsen
WORLD no. 4 Wesley So drew with world’s no. 1 Magnus Carlsen in the first round of the 2017 Tata ...
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