Wesley So Reaches 47 Game Undefeated Streak at Tata Steel

Wesley So's win today against prodigy super-GM Richard Rapport gives him an extraordinary 46 game undefeated streak. (Update: So's undefeated streak is now at 47 games with his victory against Loek Van Wely on January 17th.) Here are So's comments on today's exciting double-edged game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISpQp_BXmc8 In addition, the victory moves him up another spot in the live rankings to number 3 in the world, his highest ever. At 2811.5, he's a half rating point above former World Champion Vladimir Kramnik. In the tournament, Wesley So is currently tied for 2nd place with 2 points out of 3. In rounds 1 and 2, he drew against Magnus Carlsen and Anish Giri. In the Challenger section of Tata Steel, World Junior Champion Jeffery Xiong is also competing and is currently tied for 5th place. There are 10 rounds to go. Tata Steel is one of the strongest and most unique tournaments in the world. Here is a video from the event where So and some of the other grandmasters answer "Would you rather..." questions based on chess dilemmas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PcAdWCUPk4 Look for more coverage on Tata Steel Chess throughout the event. Tata Steel runs from January 14th-29th. For more information, check out the Official Website.