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So Triumphs in Millionaire Chess |
October 15, 2014 | |
Grandmaster Wesley So, now #10 in the World, triumphed in the 1st edition of Millionaire Chess in Las Vegas. He won his final battle against his good friend and Webster University team-mate GM Ray Robson.
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So takes home $100,000 while Robson wins $50,000.
Millionaire Chess was featured in a number of mainstream publications including Wired Magazine and BBC.
More on the millionaire coming soon to CLO: look for first-hand accounts of Millionaire chess by FM Alisa Melekhina as well as an update from GM Christian Chirila, who wrote "Million Dollar training" prior to the tournament. GM Daniel Naroditsky will contribute a report to the magazine.
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