Wesley So, 21, Filipino chess grandmaster currently playing for the US, won the Millionaire Chess Tourn-ament in Las Vegas recently and walked away with a tantalizing first prize of US$100,000. It was the largest first prize in the history of open tournaments.
Six hundred entries were received from 39 countries, with each participant expending US$1,000 to play the tournament.
Six sections were offered in the competition and entries were measured according to their FIDE rank. The tournament therefore, gave an equal opportunity to
