6/23/2021 – Thanks to a remarkable performance in the second half of the blitz section, Wesley So won the Paris Rapid & Blitz Tournament with one round to spare. The Filipino-born grandmaster finished the tournament three points clear of second-placed Ian Nepomniachtchi, after losing only one out of the 27 games played in the French capital. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

6/22/2021 – Thanks to a remarkable performance in the second half of the blitz section, Wesley So won the Paris Rapid & Blitz Tournament with one round to spare. The Filipino-born grandmaster finished the tournament three points clear of second-placed Ian Nepomniachtchi, after losing only one out of the 27 games played in the French capital. | Full report to follow shortly. | Pictured: So next to Gilles Betthaeuser, founder of AOS in 1997 | Photo: Lennart Ootes

6/22/2021 – After three days of rapid chess, the blitz section of the Paris Rapid & Blitz Tournament kicked off on Monday. Alireza Firouja was the strongest in the first half of the blitz phase, while Vladimir Kramnik had a rough time facing his younger opponents. Wesley So still leads the overall standings. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

6/21/2021 – Wesley So is leading the Paris Rapid & Blitz Tournament after getting an undefeated 11/18 score in the rapid section. On Sunday, the Filipino-born grandmaster won two out of his three games to go into the blitz phase of the event a full point ahead of Ian Nepomniachtchi. Eighteen rounds of blitz games will be played on Monday and Tuesday. | Photo: Lennart Ootes

6/18/2021 – Four players finished day 1 of the Paris Rapid & Blitz Tournament with a +1 score. Ian Nepomniachtchi, Levon Aronian, Wesley So and Peter Svidler are sharing the lead after three rounds of rapid games. Wunderkind Alireza Firouzja drew his first two games and lost against Teimour Radjabov, as he made his Grand Chess Tour debut on his 18th birthday. | Photo: Lennart Ootes