2017 U.S. Championships

Third time's a charm: GM Wesley So wins | SunStar - Sun.Star

2017 U.S. Championship - Tue, 04/11/2017 - 10:12am

Sports Interactive Network Philippines

Third time's a charm: GM Wesley So wins | SunStar
Sun.Star
So defeated GM Alex Onischuk in the playoffs 1.5 – 0.5 points in the “best-of-3 rapid playoffs” to bring home the $50,000 top purse at the 2017 US Championship at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis. Barely a month after winning the MVP ...
Former Philippine national player Wesley So rules US chess championship, bags P2.4 millionSports Interactive Network Philippines
So shares top with 2 othersInquirer.net
So overwhelmingPhilippine Star

all 36 news articles »

Chess: After US Championship win, Wesley So will only get stronger - ABS-CBN News

2017 U.S. Championship - Tue, 04/11/2017 - 5:01am

ABS-CBN News

Chess: After US Championship win, Wesley So will only get stronger
ABS-CBN News
Wesley So captured the US Chess Championship, defeating Alexander Onischuk 1.5-0.5 in a playoff in St. Louis, Missouri on Monday. So, 23, went undefeated in the 11-round tournament proper, but ended up tied with Onischuk atop the standings with 7.0 ...
So wins 2017 US Chess ChampionshipThe Manila Times
GM Wesley So captures first US chess championship in tense playoffWashington Times
Third time's a charm: GM Wesley So winsSun.Star

all 36 news articles »

Former Philippine national player Wesley So rules US chess championship, bags P2.4 million - Sports Interactive Network Philippines

2017 U.S. Championship - Tue, 04/11/2017 - 4:27am

Sports Interactive Network Philippines

Former Philippine national player Wesley So rules US chess championship, bags P2.4 million
Sports Interactive Network Philippines
WESLEY So underscored his status as US No. 1 chess player by topping the 2017 US Championship with a 1.5-0.5 victory in a rapid playoff with former champion Alex Onischuk. A former Philippine national team member, Grandmaster So won with white in ...
So overwhelmingPhilippine Star

all 22 news articles »

US chess legend Arthur Bisguier passes at 87 - Chessbase News

2017 U.S. Championship - Tue, 04/11/2017 - 2:00am
US chess legend Arthur Bisguier passes at 87  Chessbase News

He was recognized as the “Dean of American Chess” – in honor of his promotion of and many contributions to the game. During the 2017 US Championship, ...

So Beats Onischuk To Win 1st US Championship - Chess.com

2017 U.S. Championship - Mon, 04/10/2017 - 3:34pm

Chess.com

So Beats Onischuk To Win 1st US Championship
Chess.com
After winning the MVP award last month for scoring the highest league performance rating, today GM Wesley's So's rapid brilliance continued in the Monday playoff for the 2017 U.S. Championship. He beat 2006 U.S. Champion GM Alex Onischuk, who at 41 ...

and more »

So Beats Onischuk To Win 1st U.S. Championship - Chess.com

2017 U.S. Championship - Mon, 04/10/2017 - 2:00am
So Beats Onischuk To Win 1st U.S. Championship  Chess.com

It turns out, the PRO Chess League was just the warmup. After winning the MVP award last month for scoring the highest league performance rating, today GM ...

So Beats Onischuk To Win 1st U.S. Championship - Chess.com

2017 U.S. Championship - Mon, 04/10/2017 - 2:00am
So Beats Onischuk To Win 1st U.S. Championship  Chess.com

It turns out, the PRO Chess League was just the warmup. After winning the MVP award last month for scoring the highest league performance rating, today GM ...

Foisor Wins US Women's While So, Onischuk Head To Playoff - Chess.com

2017 U.S. Championship - Sun, 04/09/2017 - 5:39pm

Chess.com

Foisor Wins US Women's While So, Onischuk Head To Playoff
Chess.com
On her ninth attempt, it was mate in nine. WGM Sabina Foisor's elegant winning combination continues the legacy of a legend. Less than three months removed from the unexpected loss of her mother, a five-time Romanian Women's Champion, Foisor ...

Chess notes - The Boston Globe

2017 U.S. Championship - Sun, 04/09/2017 - 4:59pm

The Boston Globe

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
2017 U.S. Championship, St. Louis, Mo. Jeffery Xiong (2674) — Alexander Shabalov (2556). 1.e4 c6 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nc3 g6 4.d4 Bg7 5.h3 Nf6 An ancient line that even this writer has played as Black before. 6.e5 6.Bd3 is the other somewhat safer choice here. 6.

So shares top with 2 others - Inquirer.net

2017 U.S. Championship - Sun, 04/09/2017 - 1:24pm

Sports Interactive Network Philippines

So shares top with 2 others
Inquirer.net
A draw against Gata Kamsky on Saturday puts Wesley So in a share of the lead with Alexander Onischuk and Varuzhan Akobian in the 2017 US Championship in St. Louis, Missouri. A day after shocking four-time US champion Hiraku Nakamura, Onischuk ...
Former Philippine national player Wesley So rules US chess championship, bags P2.4 millionSports Interactive Network Philippines
Third time's a charm: GM Wesley So wins | SunStarSun.Star
So overwhelmingPhilippine Star

all 36 news articles »

So overwhelming - Philippine Star

2017 U.S. Championship - Sun, 04/09/2017 - 11:58am

So overwhelming
Philippine Star
By the time this issue runs off, the US Championship in St. Louis, Missouri, will have been in its final stages. Wesley So and Varuzhan Akobian registered contrasting victories to share the lead with six points after the ninth round at the St. Louis ...

and more »

Pages

Subscribe to www.uschesschamps.com aggregator - 2017 U.S. Championships