Wesley So yields to MVL; Firouzja leads Superbet Chess Classic

Wesley So yields to MVL; Firouzja leads Superbet Chess Classic

MANILA, Philippines – Wesley So yielded to Maxime Vachier-Lagrave in the second round of the 2025 GCT Superbet Chess Classic in Bucharest on Thursday, May 8 (Friday, May 9, Philippine time) and landed in the middle of the 10-super GM round-robin tournament. The Filipino-born So, a mainstay of Team USA, lost with black to his French rival popularly known as MVL after 73 moves of a Ruy Lopez and remained with 1.0 point, half behind French star Ali…