Defending champion Grandmaster (GM) Wesley So collected 4.5 points after seven rounds to jump into a four-way tie for second in the 2018 Tata Steel chess tournament being held in Hiversum, the Netherlands.

The 24-year old Filipino chess wizard scored an important win against GM Wei Yi of China after 41 moves of English Opening in the sixth round then agreed to a draw with GM Anish Giri of the Netherlands after 40 moves of a Gruenfeld Defense in the seventh round.

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