Wesley So places joint 2nd behind Caruana in US Chess, bags P1.9M

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Wesley So places joint 2nd behind Caruana in US Chess, bags P1.9M
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Wesley So, a three-time winner of the US Chess Championship, settles for a runner-up finish this time

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MANILA, Philippines – Fabiano Caruana and Wesley So drew their 11th round and final game on Tuesday, October 17 and finished 1-2 in the 2023 US Chess Championship at the Saint Louis Chess Club in Missouri. Caruana wound up unbeaten with 8.5 points to bag the $60,000 top purse and match So’s three titles in the annual event.

It was the same score posted by Dominguez and Mishra, who closed out a strong performance with a victory over the veteran Levon Aronian.

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