So-Nakamura match ends in draw

The much-awaited Round 4 match between Filipino Grandmaster Wesley So and America’s No. 1 chess player GM Hikaru Nakamura ended in a draw after 56 moves of Queen’s Gambit at the continuation of the $175,000 US Chess Championships in Saint Louis, Missouri.

So, 21, currently ranked No. 8 in the world with Elo live rating 2786.4, accepted the draw offer of Nakamura, 27, now world No.3 with Elo live rating 2800.7, after realizing that he could not take advantage of a pawn-up.