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                    [Title] => So draws first blood vs Frenchman in Chess World Cup
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Grandmaster Wesley So fought French Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in 41 moves of a Ruy Lopez in the first game of their two-game fourth round showdown in the Chess World Cup 2015 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Monday here.

[DatePublished] => 2015-09-21 03:58:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/sports/20150114/GM-Wesley-So.jpg ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1347537 [Title] => Draw with Hungarian GM keeps Wesley at helm [Summary] =>

GM Wesley So held Hungarian GM Zoltan Almasi to a 21-move draw of a King’s Indian Attack to remain on top after four rounds of the ACP Golden Chess Classic in Bergamo, Italy Wednesday night.

[DatePublished] => 2014-07-18 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1340703 [Title] => So draws anew; Ivanchuk on top [Summary] =>

GM Wesley So settled for a second straight draw, this time with American GM Irina Krush in 80 moves of an English Opening to virtually yield the crown to Ukrainian GM Vassily Ivanchuk in the penultimate round of the ninth Edmonton International in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-30 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1340082 [Title] => So seizes solo lead; Ivanchuk settles for draw [Summary] =>

Grandmaster Wesley So outlasted Canadian GM Anton Kovalyov in a grueling endgame and watched Ukrainian GM Vassily Ivanchuk blow a pawn advantage to settle for a draw with American GM Irina Krush to seize the solo lead in the ninth Edmonton Chess Festival in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-28 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1335892 [Title] => PSC suspends Wesley So's allowance [Summary] =>

The Philippine Sports Commission has suspended the monthly allowance worth P40,000 of chess Grandmaster Wesley So after the latter decided to change allegiance from the Phl to the United States.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-17 18:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1334707 [Title] => Pichay wants formal request from Wesley [Summary] =>

National Chess Federation of the Philippines president Butch Pichay Jr. yesterday said he hasn’t received any formal request to switch federation from Wesley So, maintaining the Filipino GM remains an official member of the national team and not of the US Chess Federation.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-14 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/20140614/wesly-so-chessmaster.jpg ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1333170 [Title] => Bambol, Torre respect So citizenship switch [Summary] =>

The National Chess Federation of the Philippines said it won’t stand in the way of GM Wesley So’s decision to change citizenship and pursue his dream to become a world champion although the final decision still rests on NCFP president Butch Pichay who has thumbed down the player’s transfer request since last year.

[DatePublished] => 2014-06-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1323773 [Title] => So regains solo lead in ‘Capablanca’ [Summary] =>

Wesley So survived Cuban Lazaro Bruzon’s sacrificial attacks and settled for a draw to regain the solo lead after six rounds of the Capablanca Memorial 2014 at the Habana Riviera in La Havana, Cuba yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1323396 [Title] => So survives Cuban, settles for draw [Summary] =>

Wesley So survived Cuban Lazaro Bruzon's sacrificial attack with a 22-move draw in an English Opening to remain atop the heap with four points after six rounds of the Capablanca Memorial 2014 at the Habana Riviera in La Havana, Cuba Wednesday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-15 11:06:34 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1322617 [Title] => So downs Hungarian, reclaims solo lead [Summary] =>

Wesley So wielded the French Defense like a magical wand as he downed defending champion Zoltan Almasi of Hungary in a masterful 48-move victory to regain the solo lead after five rounds of the Capablanca Memorial 2014 at the Habana Riviera in La Havana, Cuba on Monday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-05-13 11:16:30 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096369 [AuthorName] => Joey Villar [SectionName] => Sports [SectionUrl] => sports [URL] => ) ) )
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