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Wesley So lands 2nd, bags P2.5 million in US Chess Championship

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MANILA, Philippines – Super Grandmaster Wesley So settled for second place behind Fabiano Caruana in the 2025 US Chess Championship on Friday, October 24 (Saturday, October 25, Philippine time), but still bagged $43,000 (P2.5 million) at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri. So, the US champion in 2017, 2020, and 2021, bettered his eighth-place finish last year and returned to the world’s top 10 players at No. 8 with a live Elo 2764.4, surpass…

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Rappler broke the news in Philippines on Saturday, October 25, 2025.
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