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                    [ArticleID] => 1417237
                    [Title] => Wesley earns place among world’s best
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Grandmaster Wesley So proved his mettle playing against the world’s best by placing joint second behind reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen in the super-strong 77th Tata Steel Masters in Wijk an Zee Sunday night.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-27 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20150127/WesleySo-4.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1415136 [Title] => Hot Wesley eyes solo lead vs French GM [Summary] =>

Grandmaster Wesley So steps up his title drive in the 77th Tata Steel Masters, taking on French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the ninth round in Wijk an Zee, the Netherlands.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-21 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1414905 [Title] => So nears breaching 2800-mark [Summary] =>

Grandmaster Wesley So is eyeing to eclipse the 2800-rating plateau somewhere in the middle of the year. He might reach it earlier than expected.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-20 16:49:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1409557 [Title] => Wesley giba kay Nakamura sa blitz [Summary] =>

Ipinakita ng US GM Hiraku Nakamura kung bakit siya ang ikalawang pinakamahusay sa blitz game sa chess sa mundo nang angkinin ang 21-5-11-5 panalo laban kay dating Filipino GM na ngayon ay naglalaro para sa US na si Wesley So.

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Wesley So’s confidence-buildup for the tough Tata Steel Masters took a big blow when he absorbed a stinging 11.5-21.5 setback to fellow GM Hiraku Nakamura in their blitz death match Saturday.

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Haharapin ni GM Wesley So ang number one US player na si GM Hiraku Nakamura ngayon sa isang blitz death match.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-04 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => PSN Palaro [SectionUrl] => palaro [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1408649 [Title] => Chessers stricken off FIDE list because of NCFP arrears [Summary] =>

The National Chess Federation of the Philippines failed to pay its arrears reportedly amounting to $8,000, striking its top 10 players off the updated list for December.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-02 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20150102/NCFP_logo.jpg ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1408488 [Title] => FIDE delists NCFP for unpaid dues [Summary] =>

Philippine chess starts its year by being delisted from the FIDE or International Chess Federation rating list due to failure by the National Chess Federation of the Philippines to pay its arrears amounting to $8,000.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-01 15:21:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1408346 [Title] => So starts year as FIDE World No. 10 [Summary] =>

If not for his decision to change federations, Wesley So would have easily been the uncontested best Filipino athlete of the year.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20150101/WesleySo-5.jpg ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1408447 [Title] => So caps banner year with North American Open title [Summary] =>

If not for his decision to change federations, Wesley So would have easily been the uncontested best Filipino athlete of the year.

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