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                    [Title] => Wesley remains at joint 3rd after another draw
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Wesley So settled for another draw, this time against Russian Evgeny Tomashevski in 40 moves of an English Opening to remain tied at third after 10 rounds of the Tata Steel Chess Masters in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands Wednesday night.

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Wesley So is starting to build a reputation as a drawing Grandmaster.

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Grandmaster Wesley So failed to eke out a win again with one pawn up as he settled for a draw with Czech GM David Navarra in 46 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Declined and remained half a point off the pace after five rounds of the Tata Steel Chess Masters in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands Thursday night.

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Grandmaster Wesley So split the point anew with former Webster University teammate Le Quang Liem of Vietnam in 35 moves of an English Opening to end up tied at one point apiece in their third round duel and force a two-game tiebreak in the  Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku, Azerbaijan Friday.

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Grandmaster Wesley So split the point anew with former Webster University teammate Le Quang Liem of Vietnam in 35 moves of an English Opening to end up tied at one point apiece in their third round duel and force a two-game tiebreak in the  Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku, Azerbaijan Friday.

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Grandmaster Wesley So drew with former Webster University teammate Le Quan Liem of Vietnam in 49 moves of a Queen’s Gambit Declined in the first of their two-game third round duel in the Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku, Azerbaijan Thursday.

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Tinalo ni Grandmaster Darwin Laylo si FIDE Master Liu Xiangyi sa 39 moves ng isang Gruenfeld duel para manatili sa title-contention matapos ang seventh round ng Asian Zonal 3.3 Championship kahapon sa Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

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Grandmaster Darwin Laylo overpowered FIDE Master Liu Xiangyi in 39 moves of a Gruenfeld duel to remain in contention after the seventh round of the Asian Zonal 3.3 Championship in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam yesterday.

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Grandmaster Darwin Laylo overpowered FIDE Master Liu Xiangyi in 39 moves of a Gruenfeld duel to remain in title-contention after the seventh round of the Asian Zonal 3.3 Championship in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam Friday.

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Grandmastter  Wesley So failed to cash in on his slight positional advantage and settled for a 41-move draw with Azeri GM Teimour Radjabov but remained within striking distance of the leaders after seven rounds of the 77th Tata Steel Masters in Wijk an Zee, The Netherlands Saturday night.

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