Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So settled for a runner-up finish in the 9th edition of the Edmonton Chess Festival in Edmonton, Canada, despite winning his ninth and last match.

So made a short work of FM Dale Haessel of Canada in just 24 moves of a Gruenfeld Defense, but it was not enough to edge out GM Vassily Ivanchuk of Ukraine who defeated GM Samuel Shankland of US in 35 moves of a King’s Indian.

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