Filipino-American chess grandmaster Wesley So beat French player Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, 5.5-2.5, in the first half of their quarterfinal match in the 2020 Clutch Chess International on Sunday (Manila Time). 8 So ruled the inaugural US Clutch Chess Champions Showdown by besting world No. 2 Fabiano Caruana via tiebreak for the $30,000 (nearly P1.5 million) grand prize on top of a $10,000 (nearly P500,000) clutch bonus. So, the first World Fischer Random Chess champion, is seeking to replicate his feat in the international edition of the clutch chess tilt which features eight of the top players in the International Chess Federation (FIDE) rapid chess rankings, including reigning world champion Magnus Carlsen. 21 in world rapid rankings.

Source: Manila Times June 08, 2020 18:45 UTC