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So settles for another draw in Tata Steel Masters tiff

By Joey Villar | January 20, 2016 - 12:06am

Grandmaster Wesley So settled for his third straight draw and split the point with Chinese Gm Ding Liren in 41 moves of a Slav Defense to continue to stay half a point off the pace after four rounds...

Sports

Chinese IM forces So to marathon draw

By Joey Villar | December 29, 2015 - 9:00am

Grandmaster Wesley So couldn’t pull off a win over a lowly-ranked Chinese International Master Lin Chen and settled for a marathon 132-move draw of a Slav Defense that dropped him to joint fourth after eight...

Sports

So draws with Chinese foe, stuck at 4th

By Joey Villar | December 28, 2015 - 10:16pm

Grandmaster Wesley So couldn't find a victory against a lowly-ranked Chinese International Master Lin Chen and settled for a marathon 132-move draw of a Slav Defense that kept him stranded in a huge group at...

Sports

Wesley crushes Akopian, regains share of lead

By Joey Villar | December 24, 2015 - 9:00am

Grandmaster Wesley So outplayed Armenian GM Vladimir Akopian in 48 moves of a Slav Defense to regain a share of the lead after...

Sports

41st World Chess Olympiad Men’s team bumawi; Womens squad bokya

August 7, 2014 - 12:00am

Nagdeliber ng panalo sina Grandmaster Eugene Torre at Paulo Bersamina nang igupo ng Philippines men’s team ang Finland, 2.5-1.5, para makabawi habang lumasap naman ang women’s squad ng masaklap na 0-4...

PM Sports

So splits point with Dutch, is virtual champ

By Joey Villar | October 27, 2013 - 12:00am

Grandmaster Wesley So fought Dutch GM Robin Van Kampen to a 59-move draw in their Ruy Lopez duel yesterday to virtually clinch the 17th Unive Tournament in Hoogeveen, Netherlands with still a round remaining.

Sports

So clinches 2nd straight chess crown

By Joey Villar | October 26, 2013 - 6:00pm

Sports

So settles for draw

July 3, 2011 - 12:00am

Grandmaster Wesley So settled for a draw with Chinese GM Hou Yifan after 47 moves of Catalan Opening for solo fourth in the ninth and penultimate round of the Airports Authority of India GM tournament in New...

Sports

Chessers fail to scale Great Wall

By Gerry Carpio | November 27, 2010 - 12:00am

GUANGZHOU – The Chinese fortress stood firm and unshaken against the Philippine attack on all boards and played to a 3.5-.5 victory to clinch the gold and hand the Philippines the silver in the men’s...

Sports