1 December 2020

Wesley So Wins Skilling Open

And ruins Magnus Carlsen's birthday.


The final games of the dramatic Carlsen vs. So final match at the Skilling Open, the first event on the $1.5 million Champions Chess Tour, were played on Chess24.com on November 30. 

The opponents exchanged blows in all for games on the first match day on November 29. On November 30, Magnus Carlsen started with a win but lost the second game. Then two draws followed. Finally, the American won the first blitz game as White, while the second one ended in a draw. 

Thus, Wesley So became the winner of the first super tournament of the series. The next event of the Champions Chess Tour season will be the first "Major" with a $200,000 prize pot. It begins on December 26, 2020, and finishes on January 3, 2021. 

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