Listen: What's it like to be a chess master?

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MPR News host Tom Weber talked with Wesley So, the Minnetonka chess grandmaster who last month claimed the title of U.S. chess champion.

So was born in the Philippines and came to the U.S. on a college chess scholarship. He's now ranked the number two chess player in the world.

So recently returned home from Azerbaijan, where his 67-game winning streak came to an end.

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