Birthday Boy Wesley So Starts U.S. Championship With Topsy-Turvy Win
Wesley So celebrated his 33rd birthday with a win over GM Sam Shankland in the first round of the 2026 U.S. GMs Jeffery Xiong and Awonder Liang were the others to start with a win.
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