This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.Team USA chess star Wesley So steadily climbs up the 2024 World Rapid & Blitz Championships rankings as world No. 1 Magnus Carlsen shockingly quits after receiving a dress code fine
The Filipino-born So, now a mainstay of Team USA, won over GM Shamsiddin Vokhidov in Round 6 then drew with GMs Semyon Lomasov, Vasif Durarbayli, and Daniel Dardha in succession to raise his total to 5.5 points and share 31st to 54th places in the Open rapid section of the $1.43-million event. The top seed in both rapid and blitz, who was not paired for Round 9 and Round 10 on Saturday told Take Take Take that he won’t appeal the decision and will “probably head off to somewhere where the weather is a bit nicer than here.”The joint leaders with 7.0 points each after Round 9 of the 13-round rapid section were 18-year-old Russian GM Volodar Murzin, Polish GM Jan-Krzysztof Duda, Indian GM Arjun Erigaisi, and Russian GM Alexander Grischuk.
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