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FILE PHOTO: Filipino-American chess grandmaster Wesley So plays in the final of the Fischer Random Championship Chess World Championship, at the Henie Onstad Art Center in Baerum, Norway, on October 31, 2019 (Photo by Berit Roald / NTB Scanpix / AFP).
MANILA, Philippines – American Filipino Wesley So remained undefeated in his title run, settling for a draw with fellow Super Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura in the final round of the 2020 United States Chess Championship.
Thus he was the last player in the competition to not lose a match and finished with nine points from seven wins and four draws with a performance rating of 2,801.
This was So’s second American chess championship after dominating the competition in 2017.
“Winning the United States Championship for the second time is a gift at the end of a very long and hard year. I know that most of the people in the world are suffering in different ways and my prayer is that God will give them something special to help them through difficult times, just as he has done for me today, ”So wrote on his Facebook account.
“I’m amazed at how many friends and entertainers take the time to watch my games, although I’m sure they have their own important things to do. I am very grateful. I’m just a kid trying to earn a living like everyone else and having so much support amazes me. “
So who now plays for the US Federation After a fight in the Philippines as the best player in the country, he won $ 40,000 or P1.9 million in his latest win at the US Chess Championship.
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