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                    [Title] => So escapes with draw vs women’s world champ
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Grandmaster Wesley So escaped with a 54-move draw of a Ruy Lopez against reigning women's world champion Hou Yifan of China to stay in a three-way logjam on top with GMs Fabiano Caruana of the United States and Ding Liren of China after two rounds of Tata Steel Masters Chess 2016 in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands Sunday night.

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Grandmaster Wesley So fought his way back from an inferior position to salvage a 43-move draw with French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave as they remained tied at second after nine rounds of the 77th Tata Steel Masters in Wijk an Zee, The Netherlands Tuesday night.

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GM Wesley So pulled off a shock 53-move victory over defending champion GM Levon Aronian in a wild Scotch encounter to force a four-way tie for third after three rounds of the 77th Tata Steel Masters in Wijk an Zee, the Netherlands Monday night.

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Wesley So failed to cash in on his chances and settled for a marathon 70-move draw with Polish Grandmaster Radoslav Wojtaszek of a super-sharp Sicilian encounter in the first round of the ultra-competitive 77th Tata Steel Masters in Wijk an Zee Saturday night.

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Wesley So waylaid American Grandmaster Alex Yermolinsky in just 21 moves in a Bishop's variation of a Queen's Gambit Declined Sunday to seize the solo lead in the 24th North American Chess Open in Las Vegas, Nevada.

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Nangyari ang isang malaking dagok sa Philippine chess sa taong 2014.

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GM Wesley So has decided to drop out of Webster University and move out of coach Susan Polgar’s camp to pursue his bid to become a world chess champion.

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Grandmaster Wesley So recently bolted out of former coach Susan Polgar's group and dropped out of Webster University to turn professional with hopes of becoming world chess champion someday.

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Nalagpasan ni Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So ang pinakamabigat na pagsubok sa kanyang chess career nang magtapos ito na kasalo ang dalawa pa sa ikaapat na puwesto makaraang makipag-draw sa  Italyanong si Fabiano Caruana sa 11th at final round ng Tata Chess Steel Masters sa Netherlands noong Linggo ng gabi.

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Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So drew with Italian Fabiano Caruana in the 11th and final round Sunday evening and wound up tied for fourth in the Tata Chess Steel Masters in the Netherlands.

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