CALENDAR of EVENTS
2019 Calendar (see also http://wesleyso.com/calendar/)
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2019 Calendar
2. 2019 Champion’s Showdown: The Kings
February 19 – February 24
St. Louis Chess Club, United States
3. 2019 U.S. Championship
March 17 – April 2
St. Louis Chess Club, United States
4. 2019 Grand Chess Tour (GCT)
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| 1. Tradewise Gibraltar Masters 2019, Web (10) 22 – 31 Jan 2019, Gibraltar (England) |
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10 – 28 Mar 2018, Berlin (Germany)3. 2018 US Championships
April 16 – April 30
St Louis Chess Club, St Louis, MO United States4. Altibox Norway Chess 2018
Stavanger, Norway
May 27 – June 8, 2018
http://norwaychess.no/en/players-2018/
June 10 – June 17
Leuven Belgium, Belgium
June 17 – June 26
FRANCE
July 3 – July 10
Leon Spain, Spain
August 9 – August 16
St Louis Chess Club, St Louis, MO United States
August 16 – August 29
St Louis Chess Club, St Louis, MO United States
23 Sep – 6 Oct 2018, Batumi (Georgia)
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2018 (Finished events):
1. Tata Steel Masters 2018, Web (13)
13 – 28 Jan 2018, Wijk aan Zee (Netherlands)
March 29, 2017 – April 14, 2017
St. Louis Chess Club
20 – 30 Apr 2017, Shamkir (Azerbaijan)
So, Kramnik, Karjakin, Mamedyarov, Adams, Harikrishna, Eljanov, Wojtaszek, Topalov, Radjabov
2017 Altibox Norway Chess
June 5 – June 17
Stavanger Norway
Carlsen, So, Caruana, Kramnik, Vachier-Lagrave, Anand, Nakamura, Karjakin, Aronian, Giri
2017 GCT Paris Rapid and Blitz
June 18 – June 26
Paris France
2017 GCT Belgium “Your Next Move” Rapid and Blitz
June 26 – July 3
Leuven Belgium
Leon, Castile / Leon Spain
2017 The Sinquefield Cup
July 31 – August 12
St. Louis Chess Club, United States
2017 World Cup
September 1 – September 25
Batumi Georgia
2017 London Chess Classic
November 28 – December 19
London, United Kingdom
Wijk aan Zee – Netherlands
8-20 December 2016
1 – 14 Sep 2016
Baku (Azerbaijan)
4-16 August 2016
St. Louis Chess Club
13 – 23 Jul 2016, Bilbao (Spain)
Brussels-Leuven, Belgium
7 – 13 June 2016
1-9 May
8-12 October 2015
Las Vegassource: https://millionairechess.com/registration-list-mc2
10 Sep – 4 Oct 2015, Baku (Azerbaijan)
13. The Sinquefield Cup
22 Aug – 3 Sep 2015
,
August 3 – August 15
10. 2015 Metropolitan Summer chess Camp
July 22 – July 26
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Prague (Czech)
http://praguechess.cz/index.php?modul=&akce=&orderby=1840&strankovani=0&zobrazeni=ano&langue=en
http://wesleyso.com/calendar/
6. French Team (Top 12) Championships 2015 ~ French League
May 30, 2015 – June 9, 2015
FRANCE
ressults: https://chess24.com/en/watch/live-tournaments/french-top12-team-championship-2015/11/1/1
5. Vugar Gashimov Memorial 2015
April 17 – April 27
Shamkir, Azerbijan
Carlsen, Caruana, Anand, Giri, So, Kramnik, Vachier-Lagrave, Mamedyarov, Adams & Mamedov.
Sources:
http://wesleyso.com/calendar/
http://2700chess.com/
http://www.chess.com/news/magnus-carlsen-top-seed-at-second-gashimov-memorial-5782?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=news
http://www.shamkirchess.az/content/3
4. US Chess Championships
March 31 – April 14
St. Louis Chess Club, USA
http://uschesschamps.com/2015-us-championship/information/overview
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Wesley So Wins 2015 Bunratty Masters 5.0/6 (+4=2) points. He also won the Blitz event.
Ireland The Masters entry included the following players:
- GM Wesley So
- GM Gawain Jones
- GM Nigel Short
- GM Keith Arkell
- GM Nick Pert
- IM Mark Heindenfeld
- IM Thomas Rendle
- GM Ben Finegold
- GM David Howell
- GM Peter Wells
- GM Mark Hebden
- GM Alex Baburin
- GM David Norwood
- IM Richard Bates
Note:
Wesley So GM wins Bunratty Masters
http://www.bunrattychess.com/
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2. 77th Tata Steel Chess Tournament:
9 – 25 January 2015
Wijk aan Zee
Participants of Tata Steel Masters
| Name | Country | Rating | Position | |
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| GM | Carlsen, Magnus | NOR | 2862 | 1 |
| GM | Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2829 | 2 |
| GM | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2797 | 5 |
| GM | Giri, Anish | NED | 2768 | 10 |
| GM | So, Wesley | USA | 2762 | 12 |
| GM | Vachier-Lagrave, Maxime | FRA | 2758 | 13 |
| GM | Wojtaszek, Radoslaw | POL | 2744 | 15 |
| GM | Radjabov, Teimour | AZE | 2734 | 20 |
| GM | Jobava, Baadur | GEO | 2733 | 21 |
| GM | Ding, Liren | CHN | 2732 | 23 |
| GM | Ivanchuk, Vasil | UKR | 2715 | 34 |
| GM | Saric, Ivan | CRO | 2679 | 62 |
| GM | Hou, Yifan | CHN | 2673 | 71 |
| GM | Van Wely, Loek | NED | 2667 | 82 |
| Average rating | : 2747 |
| Category | : 20 |
FIDE-ratings of December 2014
| source:http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tournament/participants/year/2015/group/1 |
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Carlsen Wins Tata Steel Chess 2015; Wesley So tied for 2nd place.
1. Death Match 30
January 3, 2015 at 9am Pacific (noon Eastern)
Chess.com/TV
The top two Americans (and top-10 world players) GM Hikaru Nakamura and GM Wesley So will face off on January 3, 2015 at 9am Pacific (noon Eastern) in Death Match 30.You can watch the entire match live on Chess.com/TV.This edition supplants Death Match 29 (Vachier-Lagrave-Andreikin) as the highest-rated in history.The matchup was due to take place in October, but was rescheduled after FIDE announced its Grand Prix series, in which Nakamura is currently acquitting himself nicely.Tune in to Chess.com/TV on Saturday, January 3 at 12 p.m. Eastern (GMT -5), 9 a.m. Pacific, for live coverage with IM Danny Rensch and special guests.source: Nakamura vs So In Death Match 30: Better, Faster, StrongerThe match will feature three frenetic hours of world-class chess with games in three time controls: 5+1 blitz, 3+1 blitz, and 1+1 bullet.Source: http://www.chess.com/news/two-news-players-in-death-match-28-8657::::
2014 COMPLETED EVENTS:
24th annual NORTH AMERICAN OPEN
26-30 December 2014
Bally’s Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
Prizes Open Section: $10000-5000-2500-1200-1000-800-600-500-400-400, clear winner or 1st on tiebreak bonus $200, top FIDE Under 2500/Unr $2400-1200. FIDE rated, GM & IM norms possible.
5-Day schedule (9-round FIDE rated Swiss)
Rounds 12/26-28 11:30 am & 6 pm, 12/29 10 am & 4 pm, 12/30 10 am. Open Section (Las Vegas, Nevada Time)
Source: as relayed by GM Wesley So @ FB.
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8. Millionaire Chess Open
October 9-13, 2014
Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada
http://millionairechess.com/news/registration-list/
Sources: Paul Truong & Susan Polgar
The decision has been made. Webster University students Wesley So, Le Quang Liem, Ray Robson, and Ashwin Jayaram will compete in Millionaire Open Chess in Las Vegas next month.
7. 2nd ACP Golden Classic Tournament 2014
Bergamo, Italy.
12-20 July 2014
Participants are GM Wesley So (PHI); GM Baadur Jovava (GEO); GM Ian Nepomniachtchi (RUS); GM Zoltan Almasi (HUN); GM Emil Sutovsky (ISR) – who is also the President of the ACP –; and Italian GMs Sabino Brunello and Daniele Vocaturo, number 2 and 3 in the Italian ranking.
The tournament will be held in a round-robin format. Players will be competing under the same time control as was used in the World Championship matches in the Golden Era of chess: 2,5 hours/40 moves + adjournment
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6. 9th Edmonton International Chess Festival
Edmonton, Canada
20-29 June 2014
Participants: Ivanchuk, So, Bruzon, Kovalyov, Krush & more.
Source: http://edmonton-international.com/index.html
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5. Las Vegas International Chess Festival
12-15 June 2014 (Riviera Casino & Hotel
National Open Championship
source: http://www.vegaschessfestival.com/enter/entries.php?event=NATLOPEN
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4. 49th Capablanca Memorial (2014)
Havana, Cuba
7 – 18 May 2014
Dominguez, Ivanchuk, So, Almasi, Vallejo, Bruzon
references:
http://2700chess.com/
31 January 2014 Kibitz of Coach Susan Polgar @ chessgames.com
Susan Polgar: Wesley is now officially ranked #18 in the world. He has also accepted the invitation to category 19-20 Capablanca Memorial.
see results: Wesley So wins 49th Capablanca Memorial in Havana.
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3. 2014 BILL WRIGHT SAINT LOUIS OPEN (FIDE RATED)
11-13 April 2014
Tournament Format: 5-Round Swiss
Featuring: GM Wesley So, GM Fidel Corrales, GM Georg Meier, GM Alejandro Ramirez, GM Anatoly Bykhovsky, GM Manuel Leon Hoyos, GM Ben Finegold and more!
Sources: https://www.facebook.com/events/846862682007624/
http://saintlouischessclub.org/stlopen
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2. 2014 President’s Cup
U.S.A. College Chess Final Four
4-6 April 2014 (NY Athletic Club, New York)
The President’s Cup (informally known as the Final Four of College Chess), that usually takes place in the first weekend of April.
Webster University dominated the 2013 Pan-American Intercollegiate Team Chess Championship, held Dec. 27-30 at Texas Tech University as Top qualifier for the President’s Cup.
The Top 4 Teams
* Webster University (Defending Champion)
[6 of these 9 GMs will represent Webster University in the Championship: GMs Wesley So, Le Quang Liem, Ray Robson, Georg Meier, Fidel Corrales Jimenez, Manuel Leon Hoyos, Anatoly Bykhovsky, Denes Boros, Andre Diamant]
* UMBC
* University of Illinois
* TTU
source: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2014/03/college-chess-final-four-2014.html
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1. Tata Steel Chess 2014
11-26 January 2014
Wijk aan Zee, Netherland
Participants of Tata Steel Masters
| NAME | COUNTRY | RATING | POSITION | ||
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| GM | Aronian, Levon | ARM | 2812 | 2 | Photo |
| GM | Nakamura, Hikaru | USA | 2789 | 3 | Photo |
| GM | Caruana, Fabiano | ITA | 2782 | 6 | Photo |
| GM | Gelfand, Boris | ISR | 2777 | 8 | Photo |
| GM | Karjakin, Sergey | RUS | 2759 | 10 | Photo |
| GM | Dominguez, Leinier | CUB | 2754 | 14 | Photo |
| GM | Giri, Anish | NED | 2734 | 19 | Photo |
| GM | So, Wesley | PHL | 2719 | 28 | Photo |
| GM | Naiditsch, Arkadij | GER | 2718 | 29 | Photo |
| GM | Harikrishna, Pentala | IND | 2706 | 42 | Photo |
| GM | Rapport, Richard | HUN | 2691 | 56 | Photo |
| GM | Van Wely, Loek | NED | 2672 | 77 | Photo |
Average rating : 2743
Category : 20
FIDE-ratings of January 2014
ref: http://www.tatasteelchess.com/tournament/participants/year/2014/group/1
SCHEDULE
The Tata Steel Chess Tournament has two main tournaments. They are played according to the ’round robin’ system, whereby each competitor plays in turn against every other during the tournament. The Grandmaster group A has 12 players and the Grandmaster group B has 14 players. Both groups start on January 11th 2014. All rounds in Wijk aan Zee begin at 13.30 hours, except for the last round on January 26th, which begins at 12.00 hours. The two rounds in Amsterdam and Eindhoven start at 14:00 hours.
TIME CONTROL
The time control is: 100 minutes for 40 moves, followed by 50 minutes for 20 moves, then 15 minutes for the remaining moves with 30 seconds cumulative increment for each move starting from the first move.
Schedule of Tata Steel Masters
see RESULTS:
Aronian Wins Tata Steel Chess 2014; Wesley So @ 6th place overall.
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2013 COMPLETED EVENTS:
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2013 Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championship
December 27–30, at Texas Tech University
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17th Univé Crown Group in Hoogeveen
October 20-26, 2013
Michael Adams, England 2753
Wesley So, Philippines 2706
Loek van Wely, Netherlands 2693
Robin van Kampen, Netherlands 2607
2690 (category 18)
refs: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2013/06/17th-unive-crown-group-announced.html
http://www.chessdom.com/unive-chess-2013-live/
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| World Cup 2013 | Tromso, Norway | 10-Aug-2013 | 4-Sep-2013 |
http://www.fide.com/component/content/article/1-fide-news/6737-2013-world-cup-qualifiers.html
27th Summer Universiade in Kazan, July 6-17 2013
Wesley So to represent PH in Kazan Universiade
Refs:
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2012/11/so-to-represent-ph-in-kazan.html
http://manilastandardtoday.com/2012/11/21/so-to-represent-ph-in-kazan-universiade/
LAS VEGAS INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL
National Open Championship
Riviera Casino & Hotel
June 6 – 9, 2013
http://www.vegaschessfestival.com/enter/entries.php?event=NATLOPEN
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6th Calgary International Chess Classic
May 14 – 20, 2013
- L-R GM Robin Van Kampen (2592) Netherlands. Calgary’s GM Eric Hansen (2557 FIDE). GM Wesley So (2701 FIDE) PHI
Welcome to the 6th Calgary International Chess Classic. As usual, GM and IM norms will be possible in the International section. This tournament provides an excellent opportunity for players seeking norms. IM norms have been awarded in 4 of the 5 previous tournaments here in Calgary.
The tournament is shaping up to be the strongest in its history. Above left is GM Robin Van Kampen (2592 FIDE) from the Netherlands. Centre is Calgary’s own GM Eric Hansen (2557 FIDE). On the right is GM Wesley So (2701 FIDE, the first ever 2700+ player to play in Calgary!) of the Philippines. All 3 are under 25 and on their way up the chess ladder. Norm hunters will have their work cut out for them as this will not be a walk in the park!
The top boards of the International section will also be broadcast live to a chess hungry audience around the world.
refs:
http://www.calgaryinternationalchessclassic.com/index.html
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2013/03/6th-calgary-international-chess-classic.html
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U.S.A. College Chess Final Four
April 6-7, 2013 in Rockville, Maryland
The College Chess Final Four will take place in Rockville, MD on April 5-7. The 4 teams which qualified for the Final Fours are:
– Webster University – SPICE (Missouri) – GM Wesley So, GM Ray Robson, GM Georg Meier, GM Manuel Leon Hoyos, GM Fidel Corrales Jimenez
– University of Illinois (Illinois)
– University of Maryland Baltimore County (UMBC-Maryland)
– University of Texas in Dallas (UTD-Texas)
ref: College Chess Final Four to be held in Rockville, MD
College Chess Final Four – Rosters
Reykjavik, Iceland scheduled 19-27 February 2013.
Ref: http://chess-results.com/tnr72648.aspx?lan=1
Webster University freshman GM Wesley So, who recently played board 1 for the Webster A team at the 2012 PanAm Collegiate Championship, has agreed to participate in the Zone 3.3 Zonal Championships 2013.
The event will take place from January 21 – 30, 2013 in Tagaytay City, Philippines. The top 2 finishers will earn a berth in the World Cup in Tromso, Norway, in August.
Source: WEBSTER U FRESHMAN GM WESLEY SO TO COMPETE IN ZONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
See results:
Rnds 1-9 results: Reykjavik Open 2013
Rnds 10: GMs Pavel Eljanov, Wesley So and Bassem Amin Wins Reykjavik 2013.
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2012 COMPLETED EVENTS:
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2012 Pan American Intercollegiate Chess Championship
Princeton, NJ
Dec 27 – 30, 2012
FIDE Rated!
Princeton University 6SS, G/90 + 30 sec Increment.
Frick Chemistry Laboratory, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540.
Intercollegiate Tournament Format: 4 Player Teams, up to 2 Alternates.
Open to college teams from North and South America, and the Caribbean.
Teams must supply letter from University stating that the players meet eligibility requirements.
reference: Webster University at the 2012 PanAm Intercollegiate Championship
Here are the tentative lineups for the 3 teams from Webster University (pending minor changes after the official December 2012 rating list is published).
ref: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2012/12/panam-is-about-2-weeks-away.html
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Past & Completed Events for CY-2012
10. GMs So, Meier Headline Thanksgiving Open in Saint Louis
SAINT LOUIS (October 31, 2012) — Grandmaster Wesley So of the Philippines and Grandmaster Georg Meier of Germany headline the strongest field in the history of the Thanksgiving Open, scheduled to be held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis November 23-25. This FIDE-rated event features a guaranteed prize fund of more than $10,000.
The featured titled players that have committed as of October 31 include:
- GM Wesley So
- GM Georg Meier
- GM Anatoly Bykhovsky
- GM Fidel Corrales
- GM Ben Finegold
- GM Andre Diamant
- GM Denes Boros
- WGM Anna Sharevich
- IM Steven Zierk
- IM Priyadharshan Kannappan
- IM Mac Molner
- IM Justin Sarkar
- IM Vitaly Neimer
- IM Levan Bregadze
- IM Angelo Young
Read more: GMs So, Meier Headline Thanksgiving Open in Saint Louis
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9. 2012 SPICE Cup Invitational
2012 SPICE Cup
October 12-21, 2012
St. Louis, Missouri
Format: 6-player DRR, 40 moves in 90 minutes followed by 30 minutes to finish the game with a 30-second increment starting at move 1
Players are not allowed to offer a draw.
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This month Webster University and the Susan Polgar Institute for Chess Excellence (SPICE) will bring six of the best chess players in the world — including two Webster students — to Webster’s home campus. They’ll be competing in the 2012 SPICE Cup Invitational, the highest-rated chess tournament of its kind in U.S. history.
The tourney kicks off with a free and open-to-the-public Welcome Ceremony at 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, in Room 102 of Webster’s East Academic Building, 545 Garden Ave. in Webster Groves, Mo.
GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France) 2705 (#1 in France, former World Junior Champ)
GM Le Quang Liem (Vietnam) 2703 (#1 in Vietnam, National Champion, defending Champ)
GM Ding Liren (China) 2702 (#2 in China, 3 time and defending National Champ)
GM Wesley So (Philippines) 2677 (#1 in the Philippines, National Champ, Webster freshman)
GM Csaba Balogh (Hungary) 2664 (#6 in Hungary, member of National Team)
GM Georg Meier (Germany) 2646 (#4 in Germany, European Team Champ, Webster sophomore)
Average: 2683
The SPICE CUP Invitational tournament kicks off with a free and open-to-the-public Welcome Ceremony at 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 12, in Room 102 of Webster’s East Academic Building, 545 Garden Ave. in Webster Groves. During tournament play, the six competitors will face one another twice, once with black chess pieces and once with white pieces.
ref: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2012/10/spice-cup-2012.html
SPICE Cup 2012 Schedule
Daily real time updates will be posted @ http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/
Webster University East Academic Building (room 102)
Friday, October 12
1:00 pm Opening Ceremony
2:00 pm A Group – Round 1
Saturday, October 13
2:30 pm A Group – Round 2
Sunday, October 14
2:30 pm A Group – Round 3
Monday, October 15
2:30 pm A Group – Round 4
Sheraton Clayton Plaza Hotel
Tuesday, October 16
10:00 am FIDE Open – Round 1
2:30 pm A Group – Round 5
4:00 pm FIDE Open – Round 2
Wednesday, October 17
10:00 am FIDE Open – Round 3
2:30 pm A Group – Round 6
4:00 pm FIDE Open – Round 4
Thursday, October 18
10:00 am FIDE Open – Round 5
2:30 pm A Group – Round 7
4:00 pm FIDE Open – Round 6
Friday, October 19
10:00 am FIDE Open – Round 7
2:30 pm A Group – Round 8
4:00 pm FIDE Open – Round 8
Saturday, October 20
10:00 am FIDE Open – Round 9
2:30 pm A Group – Round 9
Sunday, October 21
11:00 am A Group Round – 10
4:00 pm: Closing Ceremony
ref: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2012/10/spice-cup-2012-schedule.html
SPICE Cup 2012 Pairings
Round 1
Meier – Le
Ding – So
Balogh – Vachier-Lagrave
Round 2
Le – Vachier-Lagrave
So – Balogh
Meier – Ding
Round 3
Ding – Le
Balogh – Meier
Vachier-Lagrave – So
Round 4
Balogh – Le
Vachier-Lagrave – Ding
So – Meier
Round 5
Le – So
Meier – Vachier-Lagrave
Ding – Balogh
Round 6
Le – Meier
So – Ding
Vachier-Lagrave – Balogh
Round 7
Vachier-Lagrave – Le
Balogh – So
Ding – Meier
Round 8
Le – Ding
Meier – Balogh
So – Vachier-Lagrave
Round 9
Le – Balogh
Ding – Vachier-Lagrave
Meier – So
Round 10
So – Le
Vachier-Lagrave – Meier
Balogh – Ding
http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2012/10/spice-cup-2012-pairings.html
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Note: Per chessaccount computations:
Come Oct 2012 FIDE rating …
– GM Maxime Vachier-Lagrave (France): 2705
– GM Le Quang Liem (Vietnam): 2703
– GM Liren Ding (China) : 2702
– GM Wesley So (Philippines) : 2677 (2667+10.3)
– GM Csaba Balogh (Hungary): 2664 (2668-4.3)
– GM Georg Meier (Germany): 2646 (2656-10.4)
2705+2703+2702+2677+2664+2646=16104 /6
Ave rating = 2682.8 or 2683 (Category 18)
Updated based on FIDE’s Individual Calculations as of 29 September 2012.
See hereat also: GM Wesley So Live Rating
8. 40th World Chess Olympiad
August 27 to September 10, 2012
Istanbul, Turkey
[as Top Board player of the Philippines National Team (Open/Men)]
7. Academic Year 2012-2013
Joining SPICE 2 – B2012 under Coach GM Susan Polgar and be enrolling @ Webster University, St. Louis, MO, USA (under SPICE Scholarship).
- 470 E. Lockwood Ave. St. Louis, Missouri, USA 63119
- L to R: GM Hoyos, GM Robson, GM Moradiabadi, GM Bykhovsky, GM So, GM Meier, GM Boros, GM Diamant
ref: http://susanpolgar.blogspot.com/2012/02/spice-and-champion-us-college-chess.html
more: https://chessaccount.wordpress.com/wesley-so-2/wesley-so-gallery/the-webster-spice-warriors/
6. GM Wesley So PHI VS GM Ray Robson USA
at http://www.chess.com/
July 29, 2012 @ 10:00am PT
7th Blitz “Death Match” Player Announcement!
So Wins 7th Blitz “Death Match”!
5. Quebec Open Chess Championship
July 21-28, 2012
College Brebeuf in Montreal, Canada
9-Rounds
http://echecsmontreal.ca/coq/english.html
See News Article (link below):
Wesley So Wins Quebec Chess Championship
4. 2012 Toronto International
July 15-20, 2012
Annex Chess Club, 918 Bathurst St.
7 Rounds Swiss. All Sections FIDE Rated
http://www.chessinstitute.ca/torontointernational/TorontoInternational_registrations_asof06Jul.pdf
See News Article (link below):
Wesley So Wins 2012 Toronto International
3. 40th Annual World Open
July 2-8, 2012, Philadelphia, PA
2. French Chess Team Championship (Top 12)
French League, TOP 12, Belfort (France), 31 May – 10 June 2012
GM Wesley So joined Team CLICHY Échecs 92
The Team Members:
- IVANCHUK Vassily g 2764 UKR (2Wins & 3Draws)
- FRESSINET Laurent g 2715 FRA ( 5Wins & 4Draws)
- VAN WELY Loek g 2682 NED ( 5Wins & 5Draws)
- VACHIER-LAGRAVE Maxime g 2680 FRA ( 6Wins & 4Draws)
- SO Wesley g 2653 PHI ( 4Wins-5Draws-1Loss)
- HAMDOUCHI Hicham g 2627 FRA ( 2Wins & 7Draws)
- TREGUBOV Pavel g 2596 RUS ( 3Wins-1Draw-1Loss)
- PELLETIER Yannick g 2587 SUI ( 3Wins & 5Draws)
- DELORME Axel m 2450 FRA ( 2Wins & 2Draws)
- SKRIPCHENKO Almira m 2440 FRA ( 8Wins-1Draw-1Loss)
See RESULTS:
CLICHY 92 wins 2012 French Team Chess Championship
1). 04-14 May 2012
Asian Continental Chess Championship 2012 – Open Standard chess
Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam
Other participants are Le Quang Liem, Nguyen Ngoc Truong Son, Ding Liren, Gupta Abhijeet, Negi Parimarjan, Hi Hua, et. al.
For NCFP, Philippines participants are GMs So Wesley, Barbosa Oliver, Antonio Rogelio Jr, Paragua Mark, Gomez John Paul, Laylo Darwin, Torre Eugenio and IM Garcia Jan Emmanuel.
reference: http://www.vietnamchess.com.vn/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=580&Itemid=420&lang=en
See RESULTS: http://chess-results.com/tnr70397.aspx?art=1&rd=9&lan=1&flag=30
See News Article (link below):
Wesley So wins ACC 2012 Blitz Championship
Is Wesley is in the country today?
No, he is in the US attending school at Webster U in St. Louis.