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SINQUEFIELD SEQUEL GM Wesley So Goes from Worst to First at the 2016 Sinquefield Cup GM Shabalov repeats as U.S. Open champion | GM Soltis on GM chatter SO’s SINQUEFIELD SEQUEL GM Wesley So goes from worst to first at the 2016 Sinquefield Cup November 2016 | USChess.org /$#'!",,(+%0%3+, +#'(0+",,/+'(!'#.(' $'(&/&-("!##)*&/('&0(&-(''&%%*) &( 2&/)<&+)!%* !#$ +&' +((-' EGD(*=BDJ8JG +-"0+1'02-+#'! 256 pages – $24.95 ; )''+&0)!+*/)2&+)+!&!&$26*')!&+ ''#!* ; !/*2'.+ /)2($*&+$!&'$)&!&&0+ !&* )$"'28< 0!+ '.+*(&!&+''%. ')+4< !(" - 4& -(&'3!% , 0#(4-* &(&6 ))&(!7 ;$$= '*&1%($*&$)1($&,'&*)()*&+ ; +!*/)2%.*!&$20)!-&&!+0!$$*!$2!%()'/ + )'. 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