Wesley So wins Tata Steel Masters 2017 Title

This is Wesley So‘s 56th game without a loss. His last loss was in Round 4 of Bilbao Masters Final 2016 against the World Champion, Magnus Carlsen, where he finished fourth. Moreover, this is his third super-tournament title in a row, following the Sinquefield Cup and London Chess Classic.

Wesley So, playing as black, won his final round game against Ian Nepomniachtchi. This win enabled So to secure the Tata Steel Masters 2017 title, his first for Tata Steel, with a clear point ahead of the runner-up, Magnus Carlsen.

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This win also enabled So to rank second in the Live Ratings, after Fabiano Caruana lost to Nigel Short in Round 6 in Gibraltar, just 16 ELO points behind the World Champion:

Tata Steel Masters 2017 Round 13 Results

It was an action-packed final round, as 5 out of 7 games were decisive:

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Tata Steel Masters 2017 Final Ranking

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Replay all the games in Tata Steel Masters 2017.

Wesley So Interview after winning Tata Steel Masters 2017

Pictures from the Awarding Ceremony

A proud Filipino, indeed! Wesley So once again wore his barong as he received his trophy for the Tata Steel Masters 2017 title.

Photo Credit: Tata Steel Chess

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  1. Yan ang hirap sa atin pag nag champion ang dami umaangkin, pero nun naghahanap ng donor walang mag sponsor. Pera-pera?, may mag recognize ba kay pacquiao kung di naging successful? Walang asahang suporta sa Phil. gov’t.

  2. Galing talaga yan , wala nga lang mag – sponsor dito sa pinas sa kanya. OK lang na punta sya sa USA ,sayang Yung talent kung mapabayaan . Naalala KO tuloy si Eugene Torre siguro kung may nag iisponsor sa kanya noon baka world champion na rin sya . ! ! !

  3. It’s heart-warming to know, you still have that Filipino spirit in you Wesley. Seeing you wearing that Barong Tagalog in the awarding ceremony makes me very proud to be a Filipino! Congratulations Wesley. You make us proud as a nation!

  4. Yes Philippines sport commission and other sports committee are all corrupt ,so that’s why ,athletes are a low margin of winning in the world computation except if you have a sponsor and benefactor

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