Grandmaster Wesley So beat his fifth round opponent FM Alex Yam of Canada to share the lead with GM Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine in the continuation of the 9th Edmonton Chess Festival in Edmonton, Canada.

So defeated Yam in 43 moves of Caro Kann Panov. So and Ivanchuk now have 4.5 points each, while Yam has yet to taste a win or even a draw.

Premium + Digital Edition

Ad-free access


P 80 per month
(billed annually at P 960)
  • Unlimited ad-free access to website articles
  • Limited offer: Subscribe today and get digital edition access for free (accessible with up to 3 devices)

TRY FREE FOR 14 DAYS
See details
See details