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  • Filipino-American Wesley So wins world Fischer Random chess title, topples No. 1 Magnus Carlsen

    11/03/2019 7:06:04 AM PST · by SeekAndFind · 21 replies
    The Inquirer ^ | 11/03/2019 | Bong Lozada
    Wesley So stunned World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen to win the inaugural World Fishcer Random Chess Championship at Henie Onstad Center in Norway Sunday (Manila time). The Filipino-American grandmaster, who now represents the United States, swept Carlsen 13.5-2.5 and started off the match defending with the black. “I’m very happy, it’s my favorite type of chess and it hasn’t been popular until the last couple of years,” So told Chess.com. “Magnus had a bad couple of days; if it was regular chess he would’ve beaten me easily.” “To me, mainly chess is art—that’s why I like Fishcer Random a lot;...