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                    [Title] => Wesley ranks 4th in tough Tata Steel chess
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Grandmaster Wesley So starts his campaign to close in on reigning world chess champion GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway as he joins the super-strong Tata Steel Masters 2016 unfolding on Saturday in Wijk aan Zee, The Netherlands.

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Grandmaster Wesley So seeks to grab the solo lead from reigning world champion GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway in the sixth round of the 2015 Qatar Masters Open in Doha, Qatar.

[DatePublished] => 2015-12-26 09:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1417237 [Title] => Wesley earns place among world’s best [Summary] =>

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 ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1416551 [Title] => So blitzes Saric, gains solo second [Summary] =>

Grandmaster Wesley So made shortwork of Croatian GM Ivan Saric in just 28 moves of a Ruy Lopez to move to solo second, half a point behind leader GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway going into the last two rounds of the 77th Tata Steel Masters in Wijk an Zee, The Netherlands Friday night.

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Grandmaster Wesley So sets out for his final drive in the tough Tata Steel Masters as he faces Croatian GM Ivan Saric in a crucial 11th round match in Wijk an Zee Friday night.Stalled by draws in the last two rounds, So is gunning for a sweep of his last three games to gain a crack at the crown in the Category 20 tournament after staying in joint second with French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave with 6.5 points, one point behind reigning world champin GM Magnus Carlsen of Norway.

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Grandmaster Wesley So battled Chinese GM Ding Liren to a tense 24-move draw to remain at joint second with French GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave after 10 rounds of the 77th Tata Steel Masters in The Hague, Netherlands Wednesday 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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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.

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Wesley So put up a strong challenge and held reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen to a draw in their Nimzo-Indian encounter to remain in joint fourth after two rounds of the 77th Tata Steel Masters in Wijk an Zee, the Netherlands Sunday night.

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Wesley So held reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen to a trouble-free 34-move draw of a Nimzo-Indian encounter to remain in the thick of things after the second round of the super strong 77th Tata Steel Masters in Wijk an Zee Sunday night.

[DatePublished] => 2015-01-12 15:27:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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