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Wesley So goes all the way to American Cup Champion’s Bracket final

Wesley So is going all the way to the 2023 American Cup Champion's Bracket final after winning his semi-final match and sending the tourney's inaugural winner to the Elimination Bracket in the ongoing series at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri.

Wesley So stays in Champion’s bracket at American Cup in St. Louis Chess Club

Wesley So is staying in the Champions' Bracket of the 2023 American Cup chess tournament at the World Chess Hall of Fame of the Saint Louis Chess Club after maintaining a no-losses scorecard in the first three days of the double-round knockout competition between the 8 best overall players living in the United States.

Wesley So wins year’s 1st title at Armageddon Championship Americas

Wesley So won his first title this year at the World Chess Armageddon Championship Series: Americas leg held in Berlin, Germany, and is advancing to the Grand Finale of the tournament unique for dramatic time-pressured games and featuring technological innovations such as the players' real-time heart rate monitoring.

Wesley So leads FIDE Circuit for Candidates Tournament qualifiers

Filipino American Grandmaster Wesley So is leading the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Circuit for the newest qualification path to the 2024 Candidates Tournament, the event that decides the challenger for the World Championship match.

Wesley So wins Chess.com Titled Tuesday, only 2nd player to sweep games

Filipino-American Wesley So won both Titled Tuesday events, only the second player in the series history to achieve the feat in the weekly tournament hosted by Chess.com for titled players played every Tuesday.

Philippines-born Wesley So wins 1st Chess.com Global Championship

Philippines-born Wesley So has won the first-ever Chess.com Global Championship (CGC), adding another world title to his trophy collection after a heavyweight run in the online tournament.

Filipino American Wesley So defends Fischer Random championship in Iceland

Filipino American Grandmaster Wesley So is all set to defend his World Fischer Random Chess Championship title when the 2022 edition of one of the four world championship events officially recognized by the International Chess Federation (FIDE) begins on October 25 in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Filipinos in world chess meet: Hall of Famer Eugene Torre, US Chess Champion Wesley...

Filipinos in world chess - Hall of Famer Eugene Torre and three-time United States Chess Champion Wesley So - patriotically traded praises on the occasion of the former’s induction into the World Chess Hall of Fame held during the opening of the 2022 U.S. Chess Championships where So is defending his title.

Wesley So rises to FIDE World No. 5 at Grand Chess Tour finale

Wesley So has risen to World No. 5 in the latest International Chess Federation (FIDE) Rating released amid the Filipino American Grandmaster’s steady performance at the Sinquefield Cup, the fifth and final event of the Grand Chess Tour (GCT) where he is seeking to defend his championship title.

Wesley So defeats Hans Niemann, expands Sinquefield Cup lead in Grand Chess Tour

Wesley So has defeated hot wildcard Hans Niemann and expanded his Sinquefield Cup lead to give him a better position to win the event and defend his Grand Chess Tour (GCT) championship title in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

Wesley So quietly leads Sinquefield Cup amid chess drama at Grand Chess Tour

Wesley So is quietly continuing his lead at the Sinquefield Cup amid the chess drama that has ensued since the start of the week at the 2022 Grand Chess Tour (GCT) in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA.

Wesley So grabs solo lead at Sinquefield Cup Round 4 in Grand Chess Tour...

Grandmaster Wesley So has grabbed the solo lead after Round 4 of the 2022 Sinquefield Cup in Saint Louis, the fifth and final stop of the Filipino American’s title defense at the Grand Chess Tour (GCT).
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