8/9/2021 – A draw in the second set of the finals was enough for Wesley So to secure first place at the second edition of the Chessable Masters. The Filipino-born grandmaster thus obtained his third title in this year’s Champions Chess Tour. Le Quang Liem finished in a remarkable second place, while Vladislav Artemiev got the bronze after beating Levon Aronian in the match for third place.

8/8/2021 – The Chessable Masters is the eighth event of the Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. Sixteen strong grandmasters are set to play a preliminary stage lasting three days to find out who moves on to the quarterfinals. In the knockout stage, each encounter is decided over two days. The action kicks off at 17.00 CET (11.00 ET, 15.00 UTC).

8/8/2021 – Wesley So convincingly won the first of the finals at the Chessable Masters by twice beating Le Quang Liem after launching successful sacrificial attacks. Meanwhile, Levon Aronian and Vladislav Artemiev drew the first set in the match for third place. | Photo: Meltwater Champions Chess Tour

8/7/2021 – Le Quang Liem and Wesley So made it into the finals of the Chessable Masters after eliminating Levon Aronian and Vladislav Artemiev respectively. Le’s match went to Armageddon, while So drew the second set after having won the first 4-game mini-match. Expert analyses by GM Karsten Müller. | Photo: Champions Chess Tour

8/6/2021 – In the first set of the Chessable Masters semifinals, Le Quang Liem and Wesley So took the lead in their matches against Levon Aronian and Vladislav Artemiev respectively. Le won twice with the white pieces, while So scored a single victory against his Russian opponent. Expert analysis by GM Karsten Müller. | Photo: Champions Chess Tour

8/5/2021 – Day 2 of the Chessable Masters quarterfinals saw Wesley So, Vladislav Artemiev, Le Quang Liem and Levon Aronian securing a spot in the semifinals. In the most exciting match of the day, Artemiev and Hikaru Nakamura went all the way down to Armageddon after trading wins with the white pieces both in rapid and blitz — fittingly, the Russian grandmaster won with white in the sudden-death decider to move on to the semis. | Photo: Eric Rosen / FIDE World Cup

8/4/2021 – The first sets of the quarterfinals at the Chessable Masters were played on Tuesday. Le Quang Liem and Levon Aronian took the lead in their matches against Alireza Firouzja and Shakhriyar Mamedyarov respectively, while Wesley So vs Jorden van Foreest and Hikaru Nakamura vs Vladislav Artemiev finished drawn. | Photo: Austin Fuller / Saint Louis Chess Club

8/3/2021 – Wesley So continued his excellent run at the Chessable Masters and was the clear winner of the preliminary stage with an 11/15 score. There was not much of a fight to make it into the quarterfinals, as all but one favourite had almost fully secured their spots in the knockout with two rounds to go. | Pictured: Hikaru Nakamura | Photo: Amruta Mokal

8/2/2021 – Wesley So continues to top the standings of the preliminaries at the Chessable Masters after 10 rounds. Levon Aronian and Le Quang Liem had a great second day and climbed to shared second place, a half point behind So. The last 5 rounds of the preliminary stage will be played on Monday, with half the field set to advance to the quarterfinals. | Photo: Austin Fuller / Saint Louis Chess Club

8/1/2021 – While players and enthusiasts took a day off from the highly tense World Cups in Sochi, the online Chessable Masters kicked off with an eye-catching lineup, as 12-year-old GM Abhimanyu Mishra, women’s world champion Ju Wenjun and Indian star Humpy Koneru join the likes of Wesley So and Levon Aronian in the 9-day event. After five rounds, So is the sole leader on 4 points, with a 3-player chasing pack a half point behind. | Pictured: Wesley So and Pentala Harikrishna at the 2019 Riga Grand Prix