So, Wesley Age 29
Source: journal.com.ph
- Title
- Grandmaster
- Live Rating
- 2760.2
- FIDE Rating
- 2761
- World
- #8 (active)
- United States
- #3 (active)
- FIDE Peak
- 2822 - 01 Feb 2017
- Rapid
- 2780 World #4 (active)
- Blitz
- 2739 World #15 (active)
Born in the Philippines, moved to USA in 2013, changed to US Federation in 2014.
Wesley So is the World Fischer Random Champion, after defeating Carlsen 13.5–2.5 in November 2019. Also, he is 3-time US Champion (2017, 2020, 2021).
Champion of the Philippines 2010 & 2011.
World Cup 2009, 2011 & 2013.
Represented the Philippines at the World U16 Olympiad 2007 (winning individual gold for board one) and the Olympiads of 2006, 2008, 2010 & 2012.
Best tournament results include winning the Dubai Open 2008, Corus Group C 2009, Battle of the Grandmaster 2008, 2009 & 2010, Quebec International Open 2012, Toronto International 2012, Calgary International 2013, Las Vegas International Open 2013, Universiade 2013, Unive Crown Group 2013, Capablanca Memorial 2014, ACP Golden Classic 2014, Millionaire Chess 2014, Bilbao Masters 2015, the Grand Chess Tour 2016, the Sinquefield Cup 2016, London Chess Classic 2016 and Tata Steel 2017.
Equal first at the Sigeman Tournament 2011, Reyjavik 2013
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Recent Games (Find more games)
| # | White Player | Rating | Black Player | Rating | Result | Moves | ECO | Site | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2750 | So, Wesley | 2780 | 1-0 | 19 | A06 | Saint Louis | 2023 |  |
| 2 | So, Wesley | 2780 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2750 | 1/2-1/2 | 79 | C55 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 3 | So, Wesley | 2780 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2750 | 1/2-1/2 | 56 | C67 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 4 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2768 | So, Wesley | 2761 | 1/2-1/2 | 66 | A06 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 5 | So, Wesley | 2761 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2768 | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | E32 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 6 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2750 | So, Wesley | 2780 | 0-1 | 63 | E46 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 7 | So, Wesley | 2780 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2750 | 1-0 | 66 | C65 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 8 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2768 | So, Wesley | 2761 | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | A28 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 9 | So, Wesley | 2780 | Aronian, Levon | 2720 | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | A40 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 10 | Aronian, Levon | 2720 | So, Wesley | 2780 | 0-1 | 30 | C67 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 11 | Aronian, Levon | 2720 | So, Wesley | 2780 | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | C42 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 12 | So, Wesley | 2780 | Aronian, Levon | 2720 | 1/2-1/2 | 76 | E10 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 13 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2768 | So, Wesley | 2761 | 1-0 | 41 | B06 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 14 | So, Wesley | 2739 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2879 | 0-1 | 32 | B30 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 15 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2768 | So, Wesley | 2761 | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | E32 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 16 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2750 | So, Wesley | 2780 | 0-1 | 52 | B06 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 17 | So, Wesley | 2780 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2750 | 0-1 | 103 | B30 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 18 | Nakamura, Hikaru | 2768 | So, Wesley | 2761 | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | C65 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 19 | So, Wesley | 2761 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2766 | 1/2-1/2 | 52 | E36 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 20 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2758 | So, Wesley | 2780 | 1/2-1/2 | 125 | D26 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 21 | So, Wesley | 2780 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2758 | 1-0 | 63 | C78 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 22 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2766 | So, Wesley | 2761 | 1/2-1/2 | 28 | D26 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 23 | So, Wesley | 2780 | Shankland, Samuel L | 2600 | 1-0 | 42 | C55 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 24 | Shankland, Samuel L | 2710 | So, Wesley | 2761 | 1/2-1/2 | 36 | C67 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 25 | Shankland, Samuel L | 2600 | So, Wesley | 2780 | 1/2-1/2 | 123 | C67 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 26 | So, Wesley | 2761 | Shankland, Samuel L | 2710 | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | C78 | Saint Louis | 2023 | |
| 27 | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2734 | So, Wesley | 2766 | 1/2-1/2 | 69 | E41 | Dusseldorf | 2023 | |
| 28 | So, Wesley | 2766 | Keymer, Vincent | 2690 | 0-1 | 51 | C55 | Dusseldorf | 2023 | |
| 29 | Praggnanandhaa R | 2690 | So, Wesley | 2766 | 1/2-1/2 | 82 | C50 | Dusseldorf | 2023 | |
| 30 | So, Wesley | 2766 | Aronian, Levon | 2736 | 1/2-1/2 | 35 | E47 | Dusseldorf | 2023 | |
| 31 | Esipenko, Andrey | 2675 | So, Wesley | 2766 | 1/2-1/2 | 22 | E49 | Dusseldorf | 2023 | |
| 32 | So, Wesley | 2766 | Nepomniachtchi, Ian | 2793 | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | E10 | Dusseldorf | 2023 | |
| 33 | So, Wesley | 2766 | Gukesh D | 2718 | 1/2-1/2 | 33 | D20 | Dusseldorf | 2023 | |
| 34 | Giri, Anish | 2780 | So, Wesley | 2766 | 1/2-1/2 | 29 | E42 | Dusseldorf | 2023 | |
| 35 | So, Wesley | 2766 | Duda, Jan Krzysztof | 2729 | 1-0 | 48 | A07 | Dusseldorf | 2023 | |
| 36 | Praggnanandhaa R | 2684 | So, Wesley | 2760 | 1/2-1/2 | 52 | D41 | Wijk aan Zee | 2023 | |
| 37 | So, Wesley | 2760 | Abdusattorov, Nodirbek | 2713 | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | D27 | Wijk aan Zee | 2023 | |
| 38 | Carlsen, Magnus | 2859 | So, Wesley | 2760 | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | E42 | Wijk aan Zee | 2023 | |
| 39 | So, Wesley | 2760 | Giri, Anish | 2764 | 1/2-1/2 | 34 | A07 | Wijk aan Zee | 2023 | |
| 40 | Maghsoodloo, Parham | 2719 | So, Wesley | 2760 | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | E21 | Wijk aan Zee | 2023 | |
| 41 | So, Wesley | 2760 | Ding, Liren | 2811 | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | B12 | Wijk aan Zee | 2023 | |
| 42 | Gukesh D | 2725 | So, Wesley | 2760 | 0-1 | 34 | C65 | Wijk aan Zee | 2023 | |
| 43 | So, Wesley | 2760 | Keymer, Vincent | 2696 | 1-0 | 51 | C88 | Wijk aan Zee | 2023 | |
| 44 | Caruana, Fabiano | 2766 | So, Wesley | 2760 | 1/2-1/2 | 41 | C45 | Wijk aan Zee | 2023 | |
| 45 | So, Wesley | 2760 | Aronian, Levon | 2735 | 1/2-1/2 | 46 | A29 | Wijk aan Zee | 2023 | |
| 46 | Rapport, Richard | 2740 | So, Wesley | 2760 | 1/2-1/2 | 25 | A34 | Wijk aan Zee | 2023 | |
| 47 | So, Wesley | 2760 | Erigaisi Arjun | 2722 | 1/2-1/2 | 49 | A05 | Wijk aan Zee | 2023 | |
| 48 | Van Foreest, Jorden | 2681 | So, Wesley | 2760 | 1/2-1/2 | 50 | E10 | Wijk aan Zee | 2023 | |
| 49 | Gukesh D | 2632 | So, Wesley | 2763 | 0-1 | 30 | B90 | Calcutta | 2022 | |
| 50 | So, Wesley | 2763 | Vidit, Santosh Gujrathi | 2669 | 0-1 | 32 | A21 | Calcutta | 2022 | |