Filipino Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So grabbed the solo lead after five rounds in the 2017 US Chess Championship being held at the Chess Club and Scholastic Center of Saint Louis in St. Louis, Missouri.

So posted a crucial victory against GM Alexander Onischuk in the fourth round then split the point with GM GM Yaroslav Zherebukh in the fifth round to improve his score to 3.5 points on two wins and three draws.

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