Wesley Crushes Magnus in Chess960 in Norway #AmericanCup

Name: Wesley Crushes Magnus in Chess960 in Norway #AmericanCup
Uploaded: 2024-03-27T06:22:43+00:00
Description: Yasser Seirawan reminisces about when Wesley So crushed Magnus Carlsen in the FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019 in the Greater Oslo Region.

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Yasser Seirawan reminisces about when Wesley So crushed Magnus Carlsen in the FIDE World Fischer Random Chess Championship 2019 in the Greater Oslo Region.

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