Caruana

The Sublime Moves Of America's New Chess Champion
FiveThirtyEight
He changed affiliation from the Philippines team to the U.S. in 2014, the year before Fabiano Caruana, the world No. 4, transferred to the U.S. team from Italy. Rounding out an elite threesome is American stalwart Hikaru Nakamura, world No. 7. The ...
Chess notesThe Boston Globe
Wesley So, Sabina-Francesca Foisor emerge as champions in unpredictable U.S. chess title fightWashington Times
Chess: After US Championship win, Wesley So will only get strongerABS-CBN News
Inquirer.net -Rappler -The Manila Times
all 34 news articles »

Wesley So, Sabina-Francesca Foisor emerge as champions in unpredictable U.S. chess title fight
Washington Times
Coming up short on the men's side were defending champion GM Fabiano Caruana and four-time former champion GM Hikaru Nakamura, both of whom were expected to contend with So for the title. Round 9 proved fatal to both players's chances, as ...

and more »

So Amazing
Business Mirror
GRANDMASTER (GM) Wesley So stopped GM Alex Onischuk, 1.5-.5, to pocket his first US Chess National Championship in a rapid playoff match on Tuesday at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis. Now playing for the US Federation, the ...

SGM So. GM Naroditsky tabla
Abante Online
Nauwi sa draw ang laban ni World's No. 2 player super grandmaster Wesley So kay GM Daniel Naroditsky sa 11th at final round ng US Chess Championship sa St. Louis, Missouri kahapon. Nakalikom si 23-year-old So ng pitong puntos, kasalo niya sa top ...
GM So 'di matinag - Abante ToniteAbante-Tonite

all 6 news articles »

Foisor Wins US Women's While So, Onischuk Head To Playoff
Chess.com
GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Fabiano Caruana , winners of the last two titles, handled their parts of the bargain, but So's early draw dispelled any chance of them adding another. Before Narodtisky leaves, he has to hit the books, which he cited as ...

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
After seven rounds at the US Championships at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis, the standings become even murkier. Fabiano Caruana had a rare loss, to US newcomer and St. Louis University student Zherebukh Yaroslav, which pushed ...

Chess notes
The Boston Globe
The US championships are ongoing at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of St. Louis, and after six rounds, Wesley So is in first place, but right behind him are Fabiano Caruana, Hikaru Nakamura, Stanford student Daniel Naroditsky, and Varuzhan ...

Minnetonka chess player shares lead at U.S. Chess Championship ...
Minneapolis Star Tribune
Grandmaster Wesley So, who has an unbeaten streak of 65 games, won a stunner on Friday. By Dennis J. McGrath Star Tribune. April 10, 2017 — 10:40am.
So notches another draw, keeps lead - The Manila Times OnlineThe Manila Times
Wesley still tied for chess lead - Manila StandardThe Standard
Wesley draws, shares US leadManila Bulletin

all 8 news articles »

World No2 Wesley So shares lead after inspired victory at US championship
The Guardian
The title holder and world No3 Fabiano Caruana suffered a shock defeat in Wednesday's seventh round from Yaroslav Zherebukh, a 23-year-old former Ukrainian who only got into the event as a wildcard. Caruana won in round eight, but then had a total ...
Akobian Wins To Become So's Newest Co-Leader - Chess.comChess.com
Minnetonka chess player shares lead at US Chess ChampionshipMinneapolis Star Tribune
So notches another draw, keeps lead - The Manila Times OnlineThe Manila Times
Manila Bulletin -The Standard
all 7 news articles »

GM So 'di matinag - Abante Tonite
Abante-Tonite
Nakipaghatian ng puntos si Super Grandmaster Wesley So sa rounds 7 at 8 para manatili sa unahan ng US Chess Championships sa St. Louis, Missouri.
GM So ligtas sa upset - Abante News OnlineAbante Online

all 3 news articles »

Wesley still tied for chess lead - Manila Standard
The Standard
WESLEY So blitzed his way to his sixth draw in eight games in the eighth round of the 2017 United States Chess Championship. So is still in the lead, but he no ...

So plays Nakamura to draw, keeps share of lead
Philippine Star
1 with Akobian, who supplanted Yaroslav Zherebukh from the top with a snappy 28-move win of a French showdown. The loss sent Zerebukh into a four-way logjam at No. 3 with Nakamura, defending champion Fabiano Caruana and Alexander Onischuk with ...

Akobian Wins To Become So's Newest Co-Leader
Chess.com
Despite telling the man he vanquished a day earlier, GM Fabiano Caruana, that he just wanted to play 1. e4 and make a draw, instead he went down convincingly. GM Varuzhan Akobian, an inveterate French player, won as Black and is the newest co-leader ...
So notches another draw, keeps leadThe Manila Times

all 2 news articles »

So shares lead, draws with Robson
Philippine Star
MANILA, Philippines - Wesley So halved the point with Ray Robson in 54 moves of a King's Indian Attack then watched Yaroslav Zerebukh stun defending champion Fabiano Caruana to drop to a share of the lead after seven rounds of the US Chess ...
Zherebukh, So share US championships leadInquirer.net
So keeps lead despite another drawThe Manila Times
Ukranian Zherebukh ties So at the topThe Standard
Sports Interactive Network Philippines
all 14 news articles »

Zherebukh, So share US championships lead
Inquirer.net
Another draw proved costly for top seed Wesley So Wednesday as Yaroslav Zherebukh caught him atop the 2017 US Championships in St. Louis, Missouri. Zherebukh, ranked 11 in the 12-man field, stunned second-ranked Fabiano Caruana in the seventh ...
So keeps lead despite another drawThe Manila Times
Wesley So draws with Varuzhan Akobian to keep US championship ...Sports Interactive Network Philippines

all 13 news articles »

GM So ligtas sa upset - Abante News Online
Abante Online
Naiwasan ni Super Grandmaster Wesley So ang upset axe ni GM Varuzhan Akobian matapos ang 45-move draw sa round six ng US Chess Championships sa ...
GM So 'di matinag - Abante ToniteAbante-Tonite

all 3 news articles »

So still leads US Open after draw
Inquirer.net
The Cavite-born So raised his total to 4.0 points, half a point ahead of Akobian, Daniel Naroditsky, Hikaru Nakamura, Fabiano Caruana and Yaroslav Zherebukh in the 11-round all-Grandmaster tournament. Caruana trounced Gata Kamsky to catch up with ...
So escapes Akobian, keeps lead in US chess tiffPhilippine Star
Wesley keeps solo lead in US Chess meetThe Manila Times
Wesley So draws with Varuzhan Akobian to keep US championship lead, extend unbeaten run to 62Sports Interactive Network Philippines

all 7 news articles »

So escapes Akobian, keeps lead in US chess tiff
Philippine Star
So's great escape kept him on top with four points, half a point ahead of five others headed by defending champion Fabiano Caruana, who downed Gata Kamsky, and four-time title-holder Hikaru Nakamura, who halved the point with Alexander Shabalov.

and more »

Caruana Breaks Through As So Nearly Falters
Chess.com
GM Fabiano Caruana didn't have to labor as much as the leader, and was walking around a good bit today. GM Hikaru Nakamura got quite a scare against the struggling GM Alex Shabalov, but escaped to remain in that large second-place group. So won ...

Red-hot Wesley So sets the pace in early rounds of U.S. chess title race
Washington Times
That pretty much sums up the recent record of the 23-year-old Filipino-born U.S. GM Wesley So, who has been perhaps the world's most successful tournament player of the past year. He's looking to extend that run — and an unbeaten streak that has now ...