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A win that matters by ChessHeroes on Oct 30, 2010It will end in a victory one way or the other. Fortunately, it ends in a victory and Wesley is good to go again. It was like having your first taste of glass of water after spending some time in the desert . After 10 consecutive draws he has fought i...

2010 SPICE Cup puts on a record by ChessHeroes on Oct 11, 2010For two straight years, GM Wesley So will be participating in the tough SPICE CUP at Texas Tech University, USA. So's performance last year produced neither bad nor impressive result, though some were disappointed. Wesley drew all his games, most of...

Wesley So confirmed he's ready for SPICE Cup 2010 by ChessHeroes on Dec 18, 2009As just announced in Susan Polgar blog, GM Wesley So sent his confirmation to Polgar that he'll be participating in the A Group of SPICE Cup 2010. And yes, there will be new rules to prevent early draws that plague the 2009 tournament. At the 2009 ed...

More comforting words for Wesley So and his fans from Susan Polgar by ChessHeroes on Sep 30, 2009As everyone may know by now, Wesley So failed to made a statement in his first major US tournament debut, in 2009 SPICE Cup where Wesley finished at the bottom of the standings in group A. So finished the event without a single win with eight draws a...

SPICE Cup 10th and final round: Wesley So's last stand in Texas by ChessHeroes on Sep 29, 2009GM Wesley So, the second seeded player here in 2009 SPICE Cup group A, is still looking for that elusive first win in this category 16 tournament. Going into the final round, So posted eight draws with one defeat. The loss came in the second round wh...

Chess and the internet: the Philippines is still among the most passionate about the game by ChessHeroes on Sep 23, 2009Just recently, Susan Polgar posted in her blog regarding the top countries that are following her blog since the 2009 SPICE Cup started last Sunday in Lubbock, Texas where GM Wesley So is presently competing, his first major tournament in the US. Acc...

LIVE games with commentaries of So-Mamedov and Kasparov-Karpov by ChessHeroes on Sep 22, 2009The first Live games with commentaries that featured daily at chessdom.com will be the Kasparov - Karpov rapid game 1 which will start at around 12:00 midnight, Manila time. Commentaries for this game will be provided by Jason Juette. Next will be th...

SPICE Cup round 4: So - Mamedov, who's lucky? by ChessHeroes on Sep 22, 2009Both So and Mamedov can easily claims that it was not them who was lucky enough to escape with the draw. Psychologically speaking, I was thinking that Mamedov, who initiated the draw by repetition, may have simply lost his nerve in the ending. The at...

SPICE Cup round 3, So - Akobian is a draw by ChessHeroes on Sep 21, 2009GM Wesley So drew his game with 2007 SPICE Cup co-champ Varuzhan Akobian of USA. Wesley So game is not featured last night at chessdom for the live commentary but we provided a link below where you can view and replay all the games for everyone's co...

SPICE Cup round 2, Wesley So defeated, but Susan was charmed by his fans! by ChessHeroes on Sep 20, 2009It was sorry to see Wesley So being man handled so early in the game in front of his adoring fans at Lubbock, Texas. By the 22nd move, the game was pretty much against his odds. The ensuing moves was a long, torturous one for Wesley. Nevertheless, Su...