Elite chess grandmaster Wesley So won the exacting 2017 US Championship recently and in so doing, extended his victories and draws to 67 tournament games. This sensational streak of emerging unscathed began in mid-2016 and has continued ever since. But however impressive this may sound, the feat has been accomplished previously. During the period 2014-2015, US Grandmaster Sam Shankland played a total of 69 games without conceding a defeat. He also participated in this year’s US Championship.
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