Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So earned $20,000 for finishing third in the US Chess Championship won by GM Hikaru Nakamura. GM Ray Robson finished second.

The Filipino chess wizard, handling white pieces, disposed his last round opponent, 16-year-old GM Kayden Troff in 44 moves of seldom-used English Counter King’s Fianchetto.

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