MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So has been dreaming of becoming world champion. So and Caruana were actually battling for the two slots with Russian Vladimir Kramnik, a former World Champion, but got the automatic slots after the latter was named a wild card candidate by the organizers. Reports have it that the championship venue could be one among Japan, Singapore, South Korea or London. In his quest to become world champion, So has left the Philippines for the US where he improved significantly that he made it to as high as No. 2 in the FIDE World Rankings although he has slipped a bit recently down to six with a live rating of 2793.

Source: Philippine Star November 02, 2017 07:18 UTC