Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2022 05:15:42 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Wesley So downed Indian teenage sensation Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, 2.5-1.5, and stormed back into contention after four rounds of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals in San Francisco, California Thursday, Nov. 17. The Cavite-born American won the third of their four-game duel while settling for draws in other games to clinch his second […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 08 Nov 2022 09:33:15 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Grandmaster Wesley So needed just two games to subdue GM Nihal Sarin and rule the inaugural Chess.com Global Championship in Toronto, Canada Monday, Nov. 7 (Tuesday in Manila). The Cavite-born So beat the Indian sensation, 4.5-1.5, to pocket the $200,000 cash purse (roughly P11.7 million) in the $1.1 million tournament. The victory […]
Read moreCredit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2022 08:31:20 +0000
By KRISTEL SATUMBAGA Wesley So managed only a draw with Russian Ian Nepomniachtchi but it was enough to grab the solo lead after four rounds of the Grand Chess Tour’s Sinquefield Cup 2022 in Saint Louis, Missouri Monday, Sept. 5. So split the point after 25 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Accepted to hike his […]
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