00:01Finally, the American Cup crown goes to Wesley Saw.
00:04The Filipino-born chess super-grandmaster draws with Levin Aronian in their second
00:08classical game on Thursday, March 12, Manila time to rule the 2026 American Cup.
00:14The 32-year-old Saw is a three-time US chess champion but had four failed attempts at winning
00:19the American Cup since 2023.
00:21He bested Aronian in their first classical encounter earlier on the way to bagging $90,000
00:26or nearly 5.4 million pesos.
00:28This includes the $15,000 bonus he got for topping the winner's bracket of the Elite
00:328-Man Double Elimination event.
00:34In a post-game interview with Chess.com, Saw says,
00:38It feels wonderful.
00:39It feels great.
00:40I mean, it doesn't happen often that I win a big tournament.
00:43With his solid performance, Saw lands number 7 in the World Live rating with an ELO rating
00:47of 2754.
00:49The ELO rating system is a method for calculating skill levels of chess players.
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