So far, so good
WORLD championship candidate GM Wesley So is looking forward to a better year in 2018.
So, who left the country to pursue his dream of becoming a world champion while representing the United States, will get his much-awaited chance to challenge for the world title currently held by GM Magnus Carslen of Norway when he plays in the Candidates tournament in Berlin Germany on March 10-28.
The 24-year-old Bacoor, Cavite-born So earned the right to play in the final world championship cycle organized by FIDE after getting the highest average rating of all 12 players in the wait list of those who did not qualify via the direct qualification routes like the World Cup and FIDE Grand Prix.
So, who is now based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and World Chess Olympiad teammate GM Fabiano Caruana earned automatic slots in the Candidates after former world champion GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia was named a wild card candidate by the organizers.
So, Caruana and Kramnik will join GM Sergey Karjakin of Russia, who made it as the losing finalist to Carlsen in their world title match two years ago and World Cup champion Levon Aronian of Armenia and runner-up Ding Liren of China and 2017 FIDE Grand Prix top two finishers GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan and GM Alexandr GRischuk of Russia.
The winner in the eight-player, double-round robin tournament spread over 18 days will earn the right to challenge Carlsen in the 12-game World Championship set at a still unspecified venue next year.
Author: Ed Andaya, People's Journal
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So, who left the country to pursue his dream of becoming a world champion while representing the United States, will get his much-awaited chance to challenge for the world title currently held by GM Magnus Carslen of Norway when he plays in the Candidates tournament in Berlin Germany on March 10-28.
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| Wesley So. Philippine Star photo |
So, who is now based in Minnetonka, Minnesota, and World Chess Olympiad teammate GM Fabiano Caruana earned automatic slots in the Candidates after former world champion GM Vladimir Kramnik of Russia was named a wild card candidate by the organizers.
So, Caruana and Kramnik will join GM Sergey Karjakin of Russia, who made it as the losing finalist to Carlsen in their world title match two years ago and World Cup champion Levon Aronian of Armenia and runner-up Ding Liren of China and 2017 FIDE Grand Prix top two finishers GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov of Azerbaijan and GM Alexandr GRischuk of Russia.
The winner in the eight-player, double-round robin tournament spread over 18 days will earn the right to challenge Carlsen in the 12-game World Championship set at a still unspecified venue next year.
Author: Ed Andaya, People's Journal
Full Article
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