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Wesley So wins ‘Armageddon Series: Americas’

3/13/2023 – Wesley So emerged victorious in the first event of the Armageddon Championship Series 2023, organized by World Chess. So’s flawless performance secured him a spot in September’s Grand Finale, along with Sam Shankland, the tournament’s runner-up. The series was broadcasted live on 16 online and TV platforms, including CNBC, BeIN Sports and FOX Australia. | Photos: World Chess
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FIDE Circuit Leaderboard: Wesley So takes the lead

3/1/2023 – The newly created FIDE Circuit Leaderboard tracks players’ performances in a number of eligible tournaments. At the end of the year, the top-rated player will get a spot in the 2024 Candidates Tournament. After obtaining two solid results at the Tata Steel Masters and the WR Chess Masters, Wesley So climbed to first place in this month’s list. Anish Giri and Levon stand second and third respectively. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / WR Chess Masters
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WR Masters: So, Aronian and Esipenko score with white

2/17/2023 – Wesley So, Levon Aronian and Andrey Esipenko kicked off the WR Chess Masters with wins, as they defeated Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Praggnanandhaa and Vincent Keymer respectively. Out of the three, So was the first one to leave the playing hall with a full point to his name. Aronian and Esipenko needed to work harder to convert their superior endgame positions against resilient opponents. | Photo: Lennart Ootes
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The WR Chess Masters 2023 starts on Wednesday

2/14/2023 – Wednesday evening will see the official opening of the WR Masters at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Düsseldorf. The tournament starts on Thursday at 14:00 with the 1st round. A number of players from the next generation will face the current world elite. For Ian Nepomiachtchi, the tournament is also a dress rehearsal for the World Championship in April. German chess fans are keeping their fingers crossed for Vincent Keymer in particular.
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Airthings Masters: Arjun stuns Firouzja

2/7/2023 – Three out of four quarterfinal matches in Division I of the Airthings Masters had clear winners — i.e. players who only needed three games to remain in the winners’ bracket. One of these three players was Arjun Erigaisi, as he scored three consecutive wins to take down quick-play specialist Alireza Firouzja. Arjun will face Magnus Carlsen in semis. In the other semifinal matchup, Wesley So will face Hikaru Nakamura.
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Tata Steel Chess R7: Abdusattorov extends his lead

1/22/2023 – In the most eventful round of the 2023 Tata Steel Masters so far, Nodirbek Abdusattorov extended his lead to a full point after obtaining a remarkable win over Arjun Erigaisi. Sharing second place are now four players, as Wesley So and Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu both scored full points to join Anish Giri and Fabiano Caruana in the chasing pack. In the Challengers, Alexander Donchenko is in clear first place after beating former co-leader Mustafa Yilmaz with the white pieces. | Photo: Lennart Ootes / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023
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Tata Steel Chess R6: So and Caruana score

1/21/2023 – Nodirbek Abdusattorov is still the sole leader after six rounds at the Tata Steel Masters in Wijk aan Zee. The Uzbek GM drew his game with white, as did Anish Giri, who entered the round a half point behind in sole second place. The winners of the day were Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So, who got the better of Dommaraju Gukesh and Vincent Keymer respectively. | Photo: Jurriaan Hoefsmit / Tata Steel Chess Tournament 2023
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Mueller on Meltwater

11/28/2022 – Tireless in his quest for truth, Karsten Mueller brings up the rear with a selection of instructive and sometimes jawdropping endgames. Wesley So is both teacher and student as he overwhelms one opponent but stumbles in a simplified rook endgame against another. Be sure to see the notes to the last game with some amazing shots sure to leave you scratching your head.

Meltwater Finals: So and Le reach the podium

11/21/2022 – Magnus Carlsen had secured first place with a round to spare at the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals, but nonetheless finished the tournament with a seventh straight win in San Francisco. Carlsen’s win over Jan-Krzysztof Duda allowed Le Quang Liem to climb to third place thanks to a victory over Shakhriyar Mamedyarov. Wesley So, who lost to Anish Giri, remained in second place. | Photo: Ayushi Shah
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Meltwater Finals: Carlsen and Pragg win in Armageddon

11/19/2022 – Magnus Carlsen has a 4-point lead with two rounds to go at the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour Finals. The world champion defeated Le Quang Liem in Armageddon, as he remains the big favourite to take the title. Praggnanandhaa beat Jan-Krzysztof Duda, also in Armageddon, while Wesley So and Arjun Erigaisi won their matches ‘in regulation’.
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"The Analysis" by Wesley So

11/3/2022 – In the new issue of ChessBase Magazine, 21 participants from the Chess Olympiad comment on their best games, including Anish Giri, Wesley So, Arjun Erigaisi, Jules Moussard, Luke McShane, Pentala Harikrishna, Matthias Blübaum, Rasmus Svane, the silver medal team from Armenia and the gold medallists Anna and Mariya Muzychuk. In addition, our authors Robert Ris, Daniel King, Karsten Mueller and Mihail Marin pick up on particularly exciting games and moments from the Olympiad in their columns and video contributions. Wesley So's analysis of his game against Hrant Melkumyan is "The Analysis" of this issue and can be viewed here in an shortened version. Enjoy!
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